button

n 1: sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes

2: an electrical switch operated by pressing a button; "the

elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside

the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" [syn: {push button},

{push}]

3: any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

4: a female sexual organ homologous to the penis [syn: {clitoris},

{clit}]

v 1: provide with buttons; "button a shirt"

2: fasten with buttons; "button the dress" [ant: {unbutton}]

button

1. {push-button}.

2. A graphical representation of an

electrical {push-button} appearing as part of a {graphical

user interface}. Moving the {mouse pointer} over the

graphical button and pressing one of the physical mouse

buttons starts some software action such as closing a window

or deleting a file.

See also {radio button}.

(1997-07-07)