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- adjective Capable of being
pushed .
Etymologies
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It's capable of resizing images and transferring them to wireless devices with the user's fingertips, basically transforming a touchscreen computer as we know it today (a series of pushable "buttons" on a device that's plugged into the wall) to a dynamic surface capable of adding capability of all sorts of impressive wizardry to a "normal" surface.
Andrew J. Nusca: Surface Computing A Break With The Past 2008
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The Wisconsin Historical Society states: The first noted appearance of a pushable carriage as opposed to a pulled cart occurred on a spring day in 1848, when a new contraption caused quite a stir along the promenade at New York City’s Battery Park.
Historical Baby Gear Images and Other Strangeness | Thingamababy 2006
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The original, futuristic dash built by universal would only illuminate and was not intended to be functional; the owner commissioned Scrivani to make the dash fully functional, thus, the various non-functioning consoles were removed, cleaned up and made functional with pushable buttons, sound and visual effects.
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If nominating an evangelical pushes Democratic buttons, shame on the Democrats for having their buttons pushable on such a thing.
Bull Moose 2005
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If nominating an evangelical pushes Democratic buttons, shame on the Democrats for having their buttons pushable on such a thing.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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Maybe that was because she'd never been able to push at her grandfather, by all the signs one of the least pushable men ever born.
Rulers of the Darkness Turtledove, Harry 2002
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(The full upgrade button is only pushable when there are updates, in addition.)
Kubuntu Forums 2010
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(The full upgrade button is only pushable when there are updates, in addition.)
Kubuntu Forums 2010
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For the record, I checked my aluminium foil, glad wrap (saran wrap), and baking paper, and I was very disappointed to find that none of them had pushable tabs to hold the roll in the box.
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It is pushable, and checks on Flickr reveal some very pleasing shots pushing it to 1600.
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