snooze button

English

This digital alarm clock has a snooze button. In this image, it is the elongated button directly above the time display.

Etymology

A feature introduced in the General Electric "Snooz-Alarm" line of alarm clocks,[1] trademarked in 1958.[2]

Noun

snooze button (plural snooze buttons)

  1. A button on an alarm clock which, when pressed, silences the alarm temporarily, granting a few more minutes of sleep before the alarm sounds again.

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References

  1. ^ https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/610-mini-stories-volume-20/
  2. ^ https://uspto.report/TM/72028139
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