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Mary Durlak asked:
> What do you choose to call the thingies that you press on
> equipment (this isn't software or computers) to make things happen? My SME
> likes "key" but can live with "button," which I prefer (more familiar,
> common usage).
If you press the "thingie" once to turn something on and again to turn
it off, I'd call it a "button." If you move the "thingie" into
different positions to perform different functions, I'd call it a
"switch." Or you could call them all "controls." I wouldn't use "key"
unless the "thingie" was on a keyboard or keypad.
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