undo button
Digital action reverser
An undo button reverses a recent action, restoring something to its previous state.
The concept originated in computer software—I hit the undo button and got my deleted paragraph back—but extends to any mechanism for taking back a mistake: There's no undo button in real life.
The fantasy of undoing regrettable choices makes "undo button" a common metaphor for second chances.
- revertReturn to earlier condition
- backspaceKeyboard's leftward eraser
- eraseRemove recorded marks
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- deleteRemove or erase
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- coloring app featurespaint pots, color palette, brush tool, progress tracker, zoom feature
- reversalsreverse, revert, overturn, flip, invert
- shortcutsshortcut, shorthand, hotkey, keyboard shortcut, hack
- undobacktrack, revert, reverse, retract, revoke
- UI elementsmenu, menus, icon, icons, dropdown
- backtrackingretreat, retracing steps, turning back, doubling back, rewinding
undo buttonredo button
Restores reversed action
replay · step forward · redo · forward button · reapply
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