Switch

Noun



 * 1) A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
 * 2) A change.
 * 3)  A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point.
 * 4) A slender woody plant stem used as a whip.
 * 5)  A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
 * Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.
 * 1)  A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
 * 2) * 2004, "Curt", Can I use IF statements, and still use switches? (on newsgroup microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields)
 * 3)  A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
 * 4)  A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
 * 5)  One who is willing to take either a sadistic or a masochistic role.
 * 1)  One who is willing to take either a sadistic or a masochistic role.

Synonyms

 * (UK) points
 * crop
 * flag, option, specifier

Derived terms

 * light switch

Verb

 * 1)  To exchange.
 * I want to switch this red dress for a green one.
 * 1)  To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
 * Switch the light on.
 * 1)  To whip or hit with a switch.
 * 2)  To change places, tasks, etc.
 * I want to switch to a different seat.
 * 1)   To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.

Thesaurus
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Noun

 * Afrikaans: skakel
 * Basque: etengailu
 * Catalan: interruptor
 * Croatian: prekidač
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: interrupteur
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Haitian Creole:
 * Interlingua: commutator
 * Irish: lasc
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:


 * Korean: 스위치
 * Latvian: slēdzis
 * Luhya:
 * Macedonian: прекинувач
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: comutator, întrerupător
 * Russian: выключатель (vykl'učát'el') on/off, переключатель (p'er'ekl'učát'el')
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: strömbrytare, brytare
 * Telugu: స్విచ్చి (svicci)


 * Afrikaans: punt
 * Albanian: pikë
 * Catalan: agulla
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 点, 點
 * Croatian: skretnica
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Interlingua: cambio
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:


 * Korean: 포인트
 * Latvian: pārmija
 * Macedonian: свртница
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian: punct
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: kretnica
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: nokta


 * Croatian: korbač
 * Dutch:, twijg
 * Finnish:
 * French: badine
 * German: Spießrute
 * Latvian: žagars
 * Macedonian:


 * Norwegian: prylestokk
 * Portuguese: vergasta, açoite , vara
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: latigazo
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * Catalan: interruptor, opció
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:, argumentti, vipu
 * Norwegian: svitsj


 * Portuguese: switch
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * Croatian: sklopka
 * Finnish: puhelinkeskus, puhelinvaihde, ,
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian:
 * Norwegian: sentral


 * Romanian: comutator
 * Russian:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * : commutateur, interrupteur
 * : interruptor
 * : വൈദ്യുതഗമനാഗമനനിയന്ത്രണയന്ത്രം vaidyutagamanāgamananiyantraṇayantram

Verb

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Macedonian: разменува, сменува


 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: schimba
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Esperanto: ŝalti
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Interlingua: excambiar


 * Macedonian: шалта, прешалтува
 * Portuguese: see switch off, switch on
 * Romanian: comuta
 * Swedish:, , , , , ,


 * French:
 * Interlingua: commutar


 * Portuguese: ,
 * Swedish: ,


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Interlingua: cambiar


 * Macedonian: сменува, разменува
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: schimba
 * Swedish:


 * : canviar, desviar
 * : (2: see switch off, switch on)


 * : flagellar (3 ?)
 * : (2: see switch off, switch on)

Related terms

 * asleep at the switch
 * dipswitch
 * switchback
 * switchblade
 * switchboard