placebo button

noun

A push-button with apparent functionality that actually has no effect when pressed.

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Meanings

nounplacebo button (plural placebo buttons)

plural placebo buttons

  1. A push-button with apparent functionality that actually has no effect when pressed.
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APA

placebo button. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placebo%20button

MLA

“placebo button.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placebo%20button. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “placebo button,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placebo%20button.

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