Similar bootstrap behavior of .btn-link. Example:

Docs: https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/components/buttons/

Source: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/1a4a94bfd90626bdd48cea0c0d4bf0293f052edb/scss/_buttons.scss

This is helpful in cases of "back" buttons in form wizards, where forms need to be submitted when traversing form steps.