brokenbutton

noun
UK /ˈbrəʊkən ˈbʌtən/
US /ˈbroʊkən ˈbʌtən/

A button that does not work when you press it.

The elevator wouldn't move because the broken button was stuck.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A small round piece that has snapped off a piece of clothing.

She sewed the broken button back onto her coat.

3. A computer or app control that fails to respond when clicked.

The submit broken button made the form impossible to send.

4. A badge or pin whose fastening part has come apart.

He kept the broken button from his old jacket in a drawer.