preset buttons

One-touch radio selections

Preset buttons are controls that store and recall saved settings with a single press.

Radio presets let you jump to favorite stations; synthesizer presets recall specific sounds.

The term extends to any button that activates a preconfigured option: I programmed the coffee maker's preset buttons for my morning brew.

Also called presets.

Related
  • shortcutQuicker alternative path
  • dialGraduated circular indicator
  • radio dialStation-finding control
  • knobRounded gripping fixture
  • tunerDevice selecting broadcast frequencies

radio · channel · memory · memory bank · favorite · quick · save · station · one-touch · dashboard · remote · customize · configure · default · click · programmed · stored · recall

Opposites
automation vs. manual control

preset buttonsmanual adjustment

Change made by person

tuning knob · manual input

fixed vs. adjustable controls

preset buttonssliders

Small hamburgers or adjustable controls

knobs · faders · potentiometers

Family

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Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G