Editing Button (computing) (section)

{{Short description|Graphical user interface element}}
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In [[computing]], a '''button''' (sometimes known as a '''command button''' or '''push button''') is a [[Graphical control element (software)|graphical control element]] that provides the user a simple way to trigger an [[event (computing)|event]], like searching for a query at a [[search engine]], or to interact with [[dialog box]]es, like confirming an action.<ref>[http://foldoc.org/button button] at [[FOLDOC]]</ref>