"power button" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-power button.wav Forms: power buttons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power button (plural power buttons)
  1. A button that switches an electrical device on or off.
    Sense id: en-power_button-en-noun-33aPUULR
  2. A button that switches an electrical device on or off.
    (computing) A button that switches the computer on or off (or, on more recent models, often enables sleep mode).
    Categories (topical): Computing
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