Start

A Sega Mega Drive controller, with the Start button in the middle.

Meaning

Noun

  • A typical button for video games, originally used to start a game, now also often to pause or choose an option.

Origin

  • The verb start, with initial uppercase letter.
  • Topographic surname, from Old English steort ("tail, promontory").

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