buttonpurpose

noun
UK /ˈbʌtən ˈpɜːpəs/
US /ˈbʌtən ˈpɜːrpəs/

A buttonpurpose is the job a button does when you press it.

The buttonpurpose of the red button is to start the machine.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The reason a button was made or placed somewhere.

The designer explained the buttonpurpose before building the panel.

3. The planned result of pressing a button in a game or app.

Each buttonpurpose in the game is listed in the help menu.

4. A label or note that tells what a button will do.

He read the buttonpurpose on the screen before tapping it.