button farm
n.— «I hate “button farm’ remotes—like the one Toshiba used for the SD-H400. Terrible design, rows of similar buttons.» —“The PVRBlog Interview: Ten Questions with TiVo’s Director of User Experience, Margret Schmidt” by MegaZone PVRblog Dec. 8, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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