The phrase "activates a button" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to technology, user interfaces, or instructions where a button is being engaged or triggered.
Example: "To start the machine, simply press the green button, which activates a button on the control panel."
Alternatives: "triggers a button" or "engages a button."
Grade: A- Kodak Z980 Details: $400 , 12megapixels, 24x optical zoom Fun features: A special portrait mode activates a button on the right edge that acts as a shutter release.
In a scene highly reminiscent of the original Super Mario Bros., Mario activates a button behind Bowser to defeat him, and the bridge underneath Bowser collapses, causing him to fall into the lava and leaving a skeleton.
The participant will activate a button at the precise moment that the pressure sensation changes to one of pressure and pain, which will signal cessation of pressure application and freeze the pressure reading onscreen for manual recording.
To activate it, press the A button as soon as the number 1 gets as large as it can.
The technology connects the phone to the dashboard and is activated by a button on the steering wheel.
The watch comes with a baccarat game function activated by a button in the crown.
Available on five existing radio sets with more to follow, FlowSongs works by using an embedded version of Shazam, activated by a button press, to identify tracks being played through the the radio.
At issue, though, is a bigger question: Can keyless locks -- activated by a button on the key or keychain, which sends a radio signal that tells the car to lock or unlock the doors -- be affected by external radio interference?
Alternatively, there are Atomic Floyd's newest designs, the MiniDarts (Apple Store link, not Amazon so far), also built with iPods and iPhones in mind: it has a straightforward 3.5mm jack but also includes a microphone, activated by a button, which can be used to control playback – pause, play, skip forward one track, skip back to the start.
But child protection advocates have raised the alarm that a concealed microphone, activated by a button on the doll's belt, could be used to record children's likes and dislikes and send that information back to Mattel via wifi.
Findings are managed within a tabbed window activated by a button above each workspace (see bottom of Figure 6A).
