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		flymasterv on June 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Developer Takes 'Retro' Concept to New Level by Cr... There’s a reason xor interface buttons are called “radio buttons“.

dTal on June 17, 2024 [–]

I definitely remember reading some folk etymology that claimed they were so named because the buttons affected each other despite being physically separate, "as if by radio".

"Like buttons on a car radio" seems more plausible to me however.

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