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title: "Explain the role of a computer's power button in turning it on/off."  
description: "Explain the role of a computer's power button in turning it on/off."  
author: "Erick Wilsom"  
published: 2023-10-09  
updated: 2023-10-09  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/102442/explain-the-role-of-a-computer-s-power-button-in-turning-it-on-off  
category: "hardware"  
tags: ["hard disk drives"]  

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# Explain the role of a computer's power button in turning it on/off.




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