unmute button
[/ʌnˈmjuːt ˈbʌtən/]
nounpl: unmute buttons
botão de desmutizar
1. A control button or interface element that restores audio or sound output after it has been silenced or muted
During the video conference, I clicked the unmute button to speak to the team.
Durante a videoconferência, cliquei no botão de desmutizar para falar com a equipe.
2. A digital or physical button used to enable microphone or speaker functionality on electronic devices
The unmute button is located next to the speaker icon on your screen.
O botão de desmutizar está localizado ao lado do ícone de alto-falante na sua tela.
The term became widely used in Brazil and Portugal during the COVID-19 pandemic with the increase in remote work and online meetings via Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet. In Brazilian Portuguese, 'desmutizar' is a neologism created from 'mute' + Portuguese suffix, while in Portugal the preference is more toward 'ativar o som' (activate the sound), reflecting different linguistic evolution patterns between the two countries.
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