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Why are they called Switches and not Buttons? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In a switch you get on/off, but a button returns to the original setting.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

In the automation world, they’d be called buttons. Different areas, different jargons, I guess.

A tiny nit to pick: switches let you select between 2 or more discrete states. The most common one in the industry is the Hand-Auto-Off switch, allowing you to force a motor/thing on, off, or relinquish control to the system.