noun
button, key
B1
Means a key (on a keyboard) or a button (on a device). Noun: die Taste. Plural: Tasten (regular). Common collocations: eine Taste drücken, the Enter key. No special preposition or reflexive use. Declension is regular feminine; stress on context distinguishes 'key' from 'button'.
Examples
Drücken Sie die Enter-Taste, um den Vorgang zu bestätigen.
Press the Enter key to confirm.
Drück die Taste, um das Gerät einzuschalten.
Press the button to turn the device on.
Er drückte die Taste, bevor das Programm automatisch neu gestartet wurde.
He pressed the key before the program was restarted automatically.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a big round button on a device labeled 'Press'.
Sounds like the English word 'taste' but means a button — remember it's different.
Feminine (die): imagine a lady (die) elegantly pressing a button.
Notes
'Taste' refers to a physical button or key (on devices or keyboards). For taste as a noun meaning 'flavor', German is 'Geschmack'.