- a variation of push button.
pushbutton
Example Sentences
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The effect was very "analog." It reminded me of switching channels on a monaural, pushbutton car radio, or watching a theatrical documentary shot on film.
From Salon ● May 23, 2011
For example, they advise cardholders to give their numbers to operators in a voice that cannot be overheard and, when possible, to use pushbutton phones that allow the codes to be entered without being spoken.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, as over 100,000 people trooped through Manhattan's Grand Central Palace at the National Business Show, first since 1941, it appeared that the pushbutton world had already closed in on businessmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Evanston, Ill.'s Washington National Insurance Co. building, Otis Elevator installed an electronically controlled elevator system which, it says, makes self-service pushbutton cars practical in busy office buildings for the first time.
From Time Magazine Archive
David had the presence of mind to gather up all the tools, the wire, bell, and pushbutton, and one of the Phoenix's feathers, which had been torn out during the fall.
From David and the Phoenix by Joan Raysor
