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switch vs button

button vs switch

switch and button both are nouns.

switch and button both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
switch Yes No Yes No
button Yes No Yes No
As nouns, button is a hyponym of switch; that is, button is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than switch:
  • switch: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
  • button: an electrical switch operated by pressing
Other hyponyms of switch include commutator, cutout, ignition switch, push, push button, selector, selector switch, three-point switch, three-way switch, time-switch, on-off switch, on/off switch, toggle, toggle switch.
switch (noun) button (noun)
the act of changing one thing or position for another a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other an electrical switch operated by pressing
a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment a device that when pressed will release part of a mechanism
control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit any artifact that resembles a button
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 specific area or icon in graphical user interface systems that is clicked or pressed in order to select a command or perform an action
hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
an event in which one thing is substituted for another a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment
any of various plant parts that resemble buttons
switch (verb) button (verb)
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) fasten with buttons
make a shift in or exchange of provide with buttons
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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