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 with your fingers.
Memory Tips
It sounds like 'taste'. Imagine you can taste different flavors by pressing different keys.