push-button
Press to activate
Push-button describes something operated by pressing a button: push-button controls, push-button warfare.
The term often suggests ease or automation—requiring minimal effort or skill.
A push button (two words) is the button itself, a small mechanism that activates something when pressed.
Push-button phone distinguished touch-tone from rotary dial.
Button array for input
- remoteDistant or controller
- controllerDevice directing a system
- panelDistinct flat section
- interfaceShared connection point
touchpad · dial · knob · LED · indicator · digital · sensor · keyboard
Apply force downward
- triggerWhat initiates action
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- engageActively participate or connect
- startTo set going
initiate · launch · activate · operate · signal · execute · power-on · click
Requiring no strain
- instantBriefest unit of time
- user-friendlyEasy to operate
- accessibleAble to be reached
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
simplified · time-saving · one-touch · foolproof · idiot-proof · straightforward · uncomplicated · intuitive
Operating without intervention
- programmedSet with instructions
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- presetConfigured before use
- hands-freeOperable without holding
self-operating · mechanized · industrial · factory · machine · computerized · systematic · efficient
keypad
Button array for input
- remoteDistant or controller
- controllerDevice directing a system
- panelDistinct flat section
interface · touchpad · dial · knob · LED · indicator · digital · sensor · keyboard · device
press
Apply force downward
- triggerWhat initiates action
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- engageActively participate or connect
start · initiate · launch · activate · operate · signal · execute · power-on · click · depress
effortless
Requiring no strain
- instantBriefest unit of time
- user-friendlyEasy to operate
- accessibleAble to be reached
streamlined · simplified · time-saving · one-touch · foolproof · idiot-proof · straightforward · uncomplicated · intuitive · seamless
automatic
Operating without intervention
- programmedSet with instructions
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- presetConfigured before use
hands-free · self-operating · mechanized · industrial · factory · machine · computerized · systematic · efficient · precision
actuator
Device producing controlled motion
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- contactCommunication or physical touch
terminal · switch · plunger · housing · cap · detent · momentary · latching · toggle · relay
- manual controlsmanual, hand-operated, lever, handle, knob
- telephone partshandset, earpiece, dial, mouthpiece, receiver
- The JetsonsGeorge Jetson, Rosie, Astro, George, Jane
push-buttontoggle
Two-position switch
dial · rotary · lever · knob · voice-activated
push-buttonmanual
Written instructions for use
labor-intensive · hands-on · hand-operated · handcrafted · painstaking