BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Button
- an online interactive ad, smaller than the traditional banner, placed on a Web page and linked to an external advertiser's site. Buttons are usually square in shape, represented to look like a push button, and located down the left or right edge of the page.
Wiktionary Definition for: Button
- A fastener consisting of a knob or disc that is passed through a slit in the adjacent material.
- Ex:''April fastened the '''buttons''' of her overcoat to keep out the wind.''
- A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.
- Ex:''Pat pushed the '''button''' marked "shred" on the blender.''
- computing In computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected as an activator of an attatched function.
- Ex:''Click the '''button''' that looks like a house to return to your browser's home page.''
- A badge worn on clothes, fixed with a pin through the fabric.
- Ex:''The politician wore a bright yellow '''button''' with the slogan "Vote Smart" emblazoned on it.''
- curling The center (bullseye) of the house.
- fencing The soft circular tip at the end of a foil.
- transitive To fasten with a button.
Additional Resources
- Use A Command Button To Start An Action Or A Series Of Actions
- You use a command button on a form to start an action or a set of actions. For example, you can create a command button that opens another form. To make a command button perform an action, you write a macro or event procedure and attach it to the command...
- White papers
- The 37th Button On Your Remote Control
- The 37th Button On Your Remote ControlRenovate, don't innovateIt rhymes. It's easy to remember. It'll save your job.RE: The 37th Button On Your Remote ControlDigital cameras. Don't get me wrong, I think all of the überbells and hyperwhistles are great...for someone who can figure all of them out. But for...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-27
- Turn Vista's Sleep Button into a Power Button
- Hey, Vista users: Ever noticed that when you click the Start button and then mouse over what looks like a power button, Vista doesn't actually shut down? Instead, it goes to sleep. To actually shut down your system, you have to mouse over even further and choose the corresponding item...
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- New Staples 'Button to Button' Commercial Continues To Press Easy Button™ Humor; Staples Launches a Downloadable Easy Button for Computer Desktops
- FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS), the world's largest office products company, today announced new television creative called "Button to Button," showcasing how Staples makes it easy to get organized. The new spot will debut Staples "This Is Your Year" marketing which emphasizes that Staples is your Easy Button...
- Research articles 2005-12-28
- Adolph Coors Co. has new button on tap. (shirt buttons)(Apparel and Home Technology)
- ACX Technologies, a spin-off of Coors Brewing Co, claims it has developed an unbreakable shirt button called Diamond Z. The button is made from zirconia, which does not harm the environment and has exceptional shatter-resistant qualities. The new button will be featured on dress shirts from Nordstrom and Ike Behar...
- Research articles 1993-08-05
- Button-Pressing Affects P300 Amplitude and Scalp Topography
- Scant and equivocal research exists examining the effects of button-pressing on P300. Button-pressing may decrease P300 latency and amplitude. The melding of motor potentials and P300 may also confound studies of P300 topography, such as studies of temporal scalp-area asymmetries in schizophrenia. Button-pressing generates smaller P300 than silent-counting. Also, P300...
- White papers 2001-10-31
- Power supply control solutions ... at the touch of a button: high performance analog solutions from Linear Technology.(Advertisement)
- Portable devices need to draw minimal current when off--ideally zero--to maximize battery life. Implementing push-button on/off control disconnects everything from the battery except the push-button control circuitry. Providing graceful power-up and Portable devices need to draw minimal current when off--ideally zero--to maximize battery life....
- Research articles 2005-09-01
- Power supply control solutions ... at the touch of a button; high performance analog solutions from Linear Technology.
- Portable devices need to draw minimal current when off--ideally zero--to maximize battery life. Implementing push-button on/off control disconnects everything from the battery except the push-button control circuitry. Providing graceful power-up an Portable devices need to draw minimal current when off--ideally zero--to maximize battery...
- Research articles 2005-07-07
- Button moves back to Williams
- Auto-Prix-Button LONDON AFP ? Jenson Button is to leave BAR-Honda to drive for his former team Williams in the 2005 Formula One season. It was team leader Frank Williams who gave Button his first big break in 2000, when he scored 12 points in his maiden season...
- Research articles 2004-08-05
- Button back in booth for Torino Games
- TORINO -- Dick Button will be a star of Olympic Ice, which will take the idea of studio pregame shows to figure skating. The daily show, debuting tonight on NBC's USA Network, will include a segment called "Push Dick's Button." Shouldn't be a problem. Button is in his first...
- Research articles 2006-02-10
- F1: Webber Wins At Brazil As Button Clinches 2009 Championship
- AUSTRALIA'S MARK WEBBER has claimed the second win of his career as Jenson Button wrapped up the World Championship at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Button finished fifth to clinch the title, but his final standing belied a stunning drive which saw the Briton scythe his way through the field during...
- News items 2009-10-19
- Customers Demanded it, Staples Created it - Staples 'Easy Button' Now Available Nationwide; Proceeds of the Staples Easy Button™ to be Donated to Boys & Girls Club of America
- FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- From asking for a raise, to fixing the computer when it crashes, life's everyday struggles can have people wishing for their very own Easy Button. Today, Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS), the world's largest office products company, announced the launch of the Staples Easy ButtonTM desk accessory. As...
- Research articles 2005-10-06
- Staples Brand Icon Makes Some Noise - Staples Sells its One Millionth Easy Button; Company Contributes $1 Million in Easy Button™ Proceeds to Boys & Girls Clubs of America
- FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- There are at least a million reasons why people need an easy button - because, in less than a year, Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) has sold its millionth Staples Easy ButtonTM. From motivating students and sports teams to accomplishing everyday tasks, people are searching for a solution...
- Research articles 2006-08-07
- English star is on the button BAR none
- BARCELONA, Spain AFP ? English Formula One pilot Jenson Button set the pace in his BAR-Honda in testing at the Catalunya circuit a day after the team revealed its new car for the upcoming season. The 23-year-old timed a best mark of 1min 13.867sec in the 27 laps he...
- Research articles 2004-02-02
- Button tops final practice
- MANAMA, Bahrain AFP ? Briton Jenson Button laid down the gauntlet ahead of qualifying for the inaugural Bahrain Grand Prix when he set the fastest time ever seen at the track in final practice. Button, who claimed his first career podium in Malaysia two weekends ago, topped the times...
- Research articles 2004-04-03
- Button puts BAR on top in Imola practice
- IMOLA, Italy AFP ? Briton Jenson Button continued his impressive early season form as he put BAR on top at the end of the first practice day for Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix. Button, who has finished third in the last two races, lapped the Imola circuit in a...
- Research articles 2004-04-23
- FORMULA ONE: Born-again Button is on red alert
- WORLD champions Ferrari are on the trail of Britain's rejuvenated wonder boy Jenson Button. The 22-year-old Renault driver won rave reviews in Italy for his brilliant drive to fifth place in last week's San Marino Grand Prix. Button was beaten only by the Ferraris...
- Research articles 2002-04-21
- MOTOR RACING: BUTTON'S NEW WING CLIPPED
- JENSON BUTTON'S hopes of his first-ever Grand Prix win have been dealt a massive blow by his former team, Williams. Button was banking on making the final step up on the podium at the biggest race of the season in the multi-millionaire's playground of Monaco, thanks to...
- Research articles 2004-04-11
- Button faces court hearing over San Marino race
- LONDON AFP — Jenson Button's BAR Honda team have been ordered to prove they did nothing illegal when the Briton claimed third place in last Sunday's San Marino Grand Prix. The International Automobile Federation FIA has appealed against a decision by the Imola track scrutineers who found Button's BAR...
- Research articles 2005-04-26
- Button in deal to stay at BAR
- LONDON AFP — Jenson Button will reportedly be staying at Formula One team BAR beyond the end of the season after buying himself out of a deal he signed to race for Williams from 2006. The BBC and a number of British newspapers reported Tuesday that Button had agreed...
- Research articles 2005-09-20
