"power button" meaning in English

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Noun

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
    Sense id: en-power_button-en-noun-jFp7mgtT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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