Meaning of buttonology | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The study of buttons (clothing fasteners and badges).
   uncountable
2. An exaggerated and pointlessly pedantic systematization, especially of something trivial.
   derogatory, uncountable
3. The basic training required to start using a machine or piece of software: what the components of the interface are, what they do, and how to accomplish basic tasks.
   informal, uncountable
4. User interface
   US, slang, uncountable

Examples

“We're masters "buttonology" — of experimentation, of keeping pace with far-sighted fashion trends — are climaxed in a new Spring line which we present to the trade as worthy of representing our Golden Jubilee.”

“Happily this “button book of button books” by Lillian Smith Albert and Kathryn Kent provides a convenient guide through the maze of buttonology.”

“He was, of course, immediately appointed Professor of buttonology.”

“So after all this , it is no wonder that following the discovery of the non-missing button on his pants, Golan came to an important conclusion : Since the inner push toward Buttonology began with the loss of a button during his childhood , Fate had returned that button to him in his old age.”

“In the short story De lycksaliges ö from 1890 there is a satire on the Historical Museum in Stockholm , where archaeology with its typological method is characterized as a “ buttonology " ( Strindberg 1890 : 116ff ; cf. Welinder 1994 : 297ff , 320ff )”

“From this point of view ethnology carries on, as do also, of course, all other disciplines, "buttonology" (knappologi).”

“The Archipelago of Buttonology. It was August Strindberg who coined the term "buttonology." He was angry and needed a taunt.”

“But if he does know his buttonology, there is much pleasure and profit for him in amateur picture-taking.”

“The bottom line is that high - technology training goes far beyond “ buttonology , " or learning how to push the buttons on the computer .”

“The pump wearer must learn the technical “ buttonology" of their specific pump and learn how to fill the insulin cartridge / reservoir , change the tubing and infusion set , and calculate appropriate insulin bolus doses.”

“So how does one avoid the distraction of ATC’s bad timing when flying in the system? Well, practicing your buttonology skills in your primary aircraft is a good start.”

“The unenviable result was that the students followed a workflow in the software with no time to develop a deeper understanding of what they were doing or, indeed, why – a classic example of the ‘buttonology’ approach where mastering the software dominates the cognitive load.”

““The [controller] that will go in theater . . . is just a tad bigger . . . but all the same buttonology, but it’s ruggedized for the environment,” Raulerson said.”

“Fielding the newer version of the system with or without the enclave is important to units slated to have DCGS-A because the newer version “is a lot more user friendly for our analysts, as it’s more in tune with Windows-type applications,” he said at the roundtable. What’s more, it features what he called new “buttonology” to which users are more receptive.”

“Any other adjustment concerns will pertain to the unique buttonology of the oscilloscope and will be covered in the owner's manual that comes with the scope when you purchase it.”

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