![Hoshi Sato at her bridge station](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/memoryalpha/images/f/f0/Hoshi_Sato_at_her_bridge_station.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20181204130440&path-prefix=en)
Hoshi Sato's uniform featuring buttons
A button was a type of fastener for clothing.
22nd century Starfleet uniforms undershirts featured buttons. (ENT: "The Andorian Incident", "Fortunate Son" et al.)
When Clara Sutter explained her imaginary friend Isabella to Deanna Troi in 2368, Isabella was described as wearing a blue dress with white buttons. (TNG: "Imaginary Friend")
In 2370, Elim Garak compared the ease of fixing computers to that of sewing on a button. (DS9: "Cardassians")