Button to press when stepping away from a Zoom meeting (4)

I believe the answer is:

mute

(Other definitions for mute that I've seen before include "One refuses to answer" , "Silent or speechless" , "Soften the sound" , "Silent, refraining from speaking" , "Deaden sound of" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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