button vs switch

switch vs button

button and switch both are nouns.

button and switch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
button	Yes	No	Yes	No
switch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, switch is a hypernym of button; that is, switch is a word with a broader meaning than button:

button: an electrical switch operated by pressing
switch: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

Other hypernyms of button include electric switch, electrical switch.

button (noun)	switch (noun)
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes	the act of changing one thing or position for another
an electrical switch operated by pressing	a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism	a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
any artifact that resembles a button	control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
a specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action	railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
a female sexual organ homologous to the penis	hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment	an event in which one thing is substituted for another
any of various plant parts that resemble buttons

button (verb)	switch (verb)
fasten with buttons	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
provide with buttons	make a shift in or exchange of
	lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
	change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
	cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
	flog with or as if with a flexible rod
	exchange or give (something) in exchange for

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