PUSH-BUTTON


Meaning of PUSH-BUTTON in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: push button

1. : operated, carried on, or done by means of push buttons or as if by such means

2. of warfare : using complex and more or less self-operating mechanisms that accomplish missions against enemy airplanes, troops, ships, and installations when put in operation by a simple act comparable to pushing a button

the idea formed in the public mind by such phrases as push-button war is a war of robots, a war of machines — E.A.Fitzpatrick

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