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bouton de maintien

English translation: latching button, latching push switch, latching push button

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French term or phrase:bouton de maintien
English translation:latching button, latching push switch, latching push button
Entered by: Darko Kolega

14:47 Nov 29, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / excavators, crawlers
French term or phrase: bouton de maintien
Les boutons de maintien se situent sous les leviers de commande.
Ils servent à bloquer la pression de pilotage des accessoires afin de les utiliser sans avoir à maintenir les commandes manuellement.
Pour utiliser le bouton de maintien de la position:

thanks for suggestion with this button/switch
Darko Kolega
Croatia
Local time: 13:33
latching button, latching push switch, latching push button
Explanation:
As opposed to a momentary push button. Your typical on/off buttons are latching buttons/switches.
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Stephen Schwanbeck
France
Local time: 13:33
Grading comment
thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1latching button, latching push switch, latching push button
Stephen Schwanbeck
4 -1hold function (or feature)
Lorraine Dubuc


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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
hold function (or feature)


Explanation:
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Lorraine Dubuc
Canada
Local time: 07:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daryo: the ST is the name for a piece of hardware; this term describes the function of this piece of hardware // "a car" is not the same as "being soft or sporty to drive"
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
latching button, latching push switch, latching push button


Explanation:
As opposed to a momentary push button. Your typical on/off buttons are latching buttons/switches.


    Reference: http://spiratronics.com/switches-and-relays/push-button-swit...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latching_switch
Stephen Schwanbeck
France
Local time: 13:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

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agree  Daryo
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