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pushbutton en · ADJ

Etymology

From push + button.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of push-button.
    • it is hard to avoid the conclusion that the idea of ethical robotic killing machines is unrealistic, and all too likely to support dangerous fantasies of pushbutton wars and guiltless slaughters. 2020 October 15, Frank Pasquale, “‘Machines set loose to slaughter’: the dangerous rise of military AI”, in The Guardian:

pushbutton en · NOUN

Etymology

From push + button.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of push-button.

Forms

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