die Taste
Translation
key, button
Examples
Drück bitte die grüne Taste.
Please press the green button.
Die Enter-Taste auf meiner Tastatur klemmt.
The enter key on my keyboard is stuck.
Grammar Patterns
auf eine Taste drücken to press a key/button Please press the red button.
eine Taste betätigen to operate a key/button He operated the wrong key.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Knopf (button), Schalter (switch)
Etymology
From the verb 'tasten' (to feel, to touch). A 'Taste' is something you touch.
Memory Tips
You 'test' a key by pressing it. Or, the key has a good 'taste' for your fingers.