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Switch
Switch Switch, n. (Elec.)
A device for shifting an electric current to another circuit,
or for making and breaking a circuit.
SwitchSwitch Switch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Switched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Switching.]
1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.
--Chapman.
2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.
3. To trim, as, a hedge. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
4. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by
a switch; -- generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch
off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.
5. (Eccl.) To shift to another circuit. SwitchSwitch Switch, n. [Cf. OD. swick a scourage, a whip. Cf.
Swink, Swing.]
1. A small, flexible twig or rod.
Mauritania, on the fifth medal, leads a horse with
something like a thread; in her other hand she holds
a switch. --Addison.
2. (Railways) A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails,
for transferring cars from one track to another.
3. A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at
jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.
4. (Elec.) A mechanical device for shifting an electric
current to another circuit.
Safety switch (Railways), a form of switch contrived to
prevent or lessen the danger of derailment of trains.
Switch back (Railways), an arrangement of tracks whereby
elevations otherwise insurmountable are passed. The track
ascends by a series of zigzags, the engine running
alternately forward and back, until the summit is reached.
Switch board (Elec.), a collection of switches in one piece
of apparatus, so arranged that a number of circuits may be
connected or combined in any desired manner. Switch
Switch Switch, v. i.
To walk with a jerk. [Prov. Eng.]
Meaning of Switch from wikipedia
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- The
Nintendo Switch is a
video game
console developed by
Nintendo and
released worldwide in most
regions on
March 3, 2017. The
console itself is a tablet...
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electrical circuit.
Switch or The
Switch may also
refer to:
Switch (basketball),
change of
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during a play
Switch stance,
riding a skateboard...
- A
network switch (also
called switching hub,
bridging hub, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is
networking hardware that
connects devices on a
computer network...
- This is a list of
video games for the
Nintendo Switch video game
console that have sold or
shipped at
least one
million copies. As
Nintendo shares the...
- In computing, a
context switch is the
process of
storing the
state of a
process or thread, so that it can be
restored and
resume execution at a
later point...
- A
switcher, shunter, yard pilot,
switch engine, yard goat, or
shifter is a
small railroad locomotive used for
manoeuvring railroad cars
inside a rail...
-
Switch is the
first album by R&B band,
Switch,
released in 1978. It is also
their first on the
Motown subsidiary Gordy.
After recording as
White Heat...
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Switching may
refer to:
Switching,
functions performed by a
switch:
Electronic switching Packet switching, a
digital networking communications methodology...
- A
railroad switch (AE), turnout, or [set of]
points (BE) is a
mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be
guided from one
track to another, such...
