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

Callers will insert a major credit card into the slot on cordless, pushbutton models mounted in the cabin.

From Time Magazine Archive

At least one other person thought of using the pushbutton phone in this manner fully two years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

Michael L. Dertouzos, Director Laboratory for Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Mass. More chilling than the vision of a pushbutton life was your litany of the "benign" influence of new-generation computers.

From Time Magazine Archive

My boy, we are going to install this bell in your room, and the pushbutton on the base of that telephone pole.

From David and the Phoenix by Raysor, Joan