thumb|alt="A round push button with the letters O and K as labels.|An OK push-button|button on a [[remote control]]
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"OK" is a common abbreviation meaning "all correct" or "acceptable" that appears on buttons and controls to confirm or accept an action. It matters because it's a simple, widely understood way for people to approve decisions or proceed with tasks in everyday devices and interfaces.
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- Etymologies
- Boston abbreviation fad
- Choctaw
- West African
- Alternative etymologies
- Early history in print
- Variations
- International usage
- Gesture
- Computers
- In Unicode
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|alt="A round push button with the letters O and K as labels.|An OK push-button|button on a [[remote control]]
OK (), with spelling variations including okay, O.K. and many others, is an English word (originating in American English) denoting approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, acknowledgment, or a sign of indifference. OK is frequently used as a loanword in other languages. It has been described as the most frequently spoken or written word on the planet.