"pushbutton" meaning in English

See pushbutton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: push + button Etymology templates: {{compound|en|push|button}} push + button Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pushbutton (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of push-button Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: push-button
    Sense id: en-pushbutton-en-adj-9RmxFu~b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun

Forms: pushbuttons [plural]
Etymology: push + button Etymology templates: {{compound|en|push|button}} push + button Head templates: {{en-noun}} pushbutton (plural pushbuttons)
  1. Alternative spelling of push-button Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: push-button
    Sense id: en-pushbutton-en-noun-9RmxFu~b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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