Buttons
Strings
Strings noun - The section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments.
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- Even though he's a wiz at real guitars, he finds himself unable to play the game's guitar-controller because the controller has buttons in lieu of strings.
Source: I Don't Know Mortal Kombat -
I mean... every time I want to see your shining face, all I have to do is push your buttons or pull the strings, and out you come, fueled with rage!
Source: Wrestling / Dean Ambrose -
To defeat the control bar, you must use its buttons to pull its strings off one by one.
Source: Evil Puppeteer
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