Button and Control

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Button noun - A round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes.

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Control is a synonym for button in knob topic. In some cases you can use "Control" instead a noun "Button", when it comes to topics like switch.

Nearby Words: buttoned, buttoning

Control noun - A mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system.

Usage example: the controls for the player are well marked

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Button is a synonym for control in switch topic. You can use "Button" instead a noun "Control".

good	good button	good control
special	special button	special control
similar	similar button	similar control
true	true button	true control
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, little, main, personal, ultimate, new, hidden, manual, magical, super.

The default control scheme for Bayo 1 sets the R button to lock-on and the ZL button to switch weapons.

Source: Video Game / Bayonetta
Alternate arcade cabinets could be found that were also the first to use a two-button, pressure sensitive layout rather than the standard cherry switch six button layout, one for punches and one for kicks, to control the strength of the attack.

Source: Video Game / Street Fighter I
In an episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man, Green Goblin has a remote control device that activates a nanobot armor, turning Mark Allen from a regular boy into Molten Man at the press of a button.

Source: Handy Remote Control

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