switch wiki:
>This article is about electrical switches. For other meanings of the word "switch", see Switch (disambiguation). A switch is a device for making or breaking an electric circuit, or for selecting between multiple circuits. In the simplest case, a switch has two pieces of metal called contacts that touch to make a circuit, and separate to break the circuit. The contact material is chosen for its resistance to corrosion, because most metals form insulating oxides that would prevent the switch from working. Sometimes the contacts are plated with noble metals. They may be designed to wipe against each other to clean off any contamination. Nonmetallic conductors, such as conductive plastic, are sometimes used. The moving part that applies the operating force to the contacts is called the actuator, and may be a toggle or dolly, a rocker, a push-button or any type of mechanical linkage (see photo).
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button wiki:
>For other uses of the word button, see Button (disambiguation). A button is small disc- or knob-shaped object attached to cloth or an article of clothing. Buttons may be manufactured from an extremely broad variety of materials, including bone, ivory, metal, plastic, and wood. Buttons were first used by the Ancient Romans.The functional role of buttons is to fasten or cinch the openings of a garment. By sliding the button through a slit (the ) in the to which the first is to be held. The slit is only sufficiently wide to allow the button to be fully pushed through while still remaining stitched to the first piece of cloth.
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