Hi, I remember once learning the word "depress" in third grade in my advanced class as in "to depress a button". I've only ever heard "press a button", does anyone still use "depress" in the context of to press down on?

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[–] 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Sure. Absolutely correct for pressing down on a button or something similar

For other stuff, it's not common, but I think it's technically correct.

Depending on what it is, "compress" might be a better term than "depress", though.

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