call button

Passenger assistance request

A call button is a button that summons assistance or service.

Hospital beds have call buttons for patients to alert nurses.

Airplanes have them overhead to request a flight attendant.

Elevators have call buttons on each floor to request the car.

She pressed the call button and waited for someone to respond.

nurse

hospital

Medical treatment facility

bedsideNear the mattress
patientAble to wait calmly
remoteDistant or controller

cord · staff · assistance · ward · medical · emergency · response time · caregiver · nightstand · bedrail

alert

buzzer

Electric signaling device

chimeMelodic bell sound
signalMessage-conveying cue
notificationFormal notice given

indicator · bell · beeper · pager · intercom · flashing light · tone · sound · illuminate · activate

flight

attendant

One who assists others

serviceAid or maintenance
cabinSimple wooden dwelling
aisleCorridor between seating sections

seat · tray table · reading light · assistance · request · steward · stewardess · beverage · lavatory · recline

elevator

panel

Distinct flat section

lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
liftMechanism for vertical transport
doorsHinged passage barriers

destination · car · shaft · cabin · up arrow · down arrow · ascend · descend · summon · wait

Categories

buttonsfast forward, push to talk, remote control, volume control, metal buttons
airline equipmentairplane, jet, aircraft, seat, tray table
airline servicesflight attendants, cabin crew, meal service, beverage service, in-flight entertainment
elevatorselevator, elevators, elevator shaft, lift shaft, elevator doors
flight attendantsafety demo, beverage cart, meal service, seat belt check, overhead bin
hospitalizationhospital bed, hospital gown, inpatient, admission, discharge papers

Opposites

communication initiation direction

call buttonintercom

Short-range voice transmitter

PA system · pager · public address system · loudspeaker · two-way radio

summoning vs. dismissing

call buttoncancel button

Interface element halting operations

reset button · clear button

requesting vs. providing service

call buttonservice light

Vehicle maintenance alert lamp

Family

call, recall, button, calling, called, calls, caller, recalled, recalling

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G