Definition of switches Switches
/swɪˈʧʌz/ - [swichuz] -
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Wiktionary 
- switches (Noun)
Plural of switch.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
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| switch - control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit | ||
| electric switch, electrical switch | ||
| controller, control the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable" | ||
| commutator switch for reversing the direction of an electric current | ||
| cutout a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out | ||
| ignition switch switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter | ||
| push button, push, button an electrical switch operated by pressing; "the elevator was operated by push buttons"; "the push beside the bed operated a buzzer at the desk" | ||
| selector switch, selector a switch that is used to select among alternatives | ||
| three-point switch, three-way switch an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations | ||
| time-switch a switch set to operate at a desired time | ||
| switch - the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" | ||
| switching, shift | ||
| change the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" | ||
| switch - a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment | ||
| instrument of punishment an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person | ||
| birch rod, birch a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment; "my father never spared the birch" | ||
| cane a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment | ||
| ferule a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children | ||
| switch - a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other | ||
| switch - railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock | ||
| switch - hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure | ||
| switch - an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" | ||
| substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement | ||
| fluctuation, variation the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations" | ||
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| switch - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" | ||
| shift, change | ||
| change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | ||
| commute, exchange, change, convert exchange a penalty for a less severe one | ||
| transition make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another); "The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets"; "The adagio transitioned into an allegro" | ||
| shift move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion" | ||
| break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" | ||
| channel-surf, surf switch channels, on television | ||
| leap, jump pass abruptly from one state or topic to another; "leap into fame"; "jump to a conclusion"; "jump from one thing to another" | ||
| diphthongise, diphthongize change from a simple vowel to a diphthong; "This vowel diphthongized in Germanic" | ||
| cut grow through the gums; "The new tooth is cutting" | ||
| break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death" | ||
| switch - make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" | ||
| change over, shift | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| back strengthen by providing with a back or backing | ||
| veer shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered" | ||
| switch - flog with or as if with a flexible rod | ||
| flog, welt, trounce, lash, lather, strap, slash, whip beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" | ||
| switch - exchange or give (something) in exchange for | ||
| trade, swap, swop | ||
| interchange, exchange, change reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | ||
| switch - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | ||
| interchange, tack, alternate, flip, flip-flop | ||
| change by reversal, reverse, turn change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" | ||
| switch - change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence | ||
| switch over, exchange | ||
| change by reversal, reverse, turn change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" | ||
| switch - cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" | ||
| throw, flip | ||
| mesh, operate, lock, engage work together in harmony | ||
| switch on, turn on cause to operate by flipping a switch; "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo" | ||
| switch off, turn off, turn out, cut cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights" | ||
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Wiktionary
- switch (Noun)
A device to turn electric current turn on and turn off or direct its flow. - switch (Noun)
A change. - switch (Noun)
A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point. - switch (Noun)
A slender woody plant stem used as a whip. - switch (Noun)
A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior. - switch (Noun)
A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression. - switch (Noun)
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. - switch (Noun)
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. - switch (Noun)
One who is willing to take either a sadistic or a masochistic role. - switch (Verb)
To exchange. - switch (Verb)
To change something to the specified state using a switch. - switch (Verb)
To whip or hit with a switch. - switch (Verb)
To change places, tasks, etc.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- switch (n.)
A small, flexible twig or rod. - switch (n.)
A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another. - switch (n.)
A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women. - switch (n.)
A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit. - switch (v. t.)
To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. - switch (v. t.)
To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane. - switch (v. t.)
To trim, as, a hedge. - switch (v. t.)
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. - switch (v. t.)
To shift to another circuit. - switch (v. i.)
To walk with a jerk.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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To give something in return for something received. -
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A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow. -
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To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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switch
swich, n. a small flexible twig: a movable rail for transferring a carriage from one line of rails to another: a device to make or break a circuit, or transfer an electric current from one conductor to another.—v.t. to strike with a switch: to swing, whisk: to transfer a carriage from one line of rails to another by a switch: to shift from one circuit to another, or in or out of circuit, as an electric current, to shunt.—ns. Switch′back, a term applied to a zigzagging, alternate back-and-forward mode of progression up a slope; Switch′back-rail′way, an apparatus for public amusement, consisting of a short length of elevated railway with a series of rounded inclines, so that the car gains enough of momentum descending the first steep incline to ascend one or more smaller inclines till it gradually and more slowly works its way to the original level at the far end of the course; Switch′ing, a beating with a switch: trimming; Switch′man, a pointsman. [Old Dut. swick, a whip.]
Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡
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switch
A device for opening and closing an electric circuit.A simple type is the ordinary telegrapher's switch. A bar of metal is mounted horizontally by a pivot at one end, so as to be free to rotate through an arc of a circle. In one position its free end rests upon a stud of metal. One terminal of a circuit is attached to its journal, the other to the stud. Resting on the stud it closes the circuit, in other positions it opens the circuit.Switch, Automatic. A switch opened and closed by the electric current. It is used for lighting distant incandescent lamps. It includes one or two electro-magnets operated by two push buttons. In the usual arrangement one button is black and the other white, for extinguishing and lighting respectively. When the white button is pushed it causes a current to pass through one of the electro-magnets. This attracts its armature, thereby making a contact and throwing the lamps into the lighting circuit. Then they remain lighted until the black button is pressed. This excites the other magnet, which attracts its armature, breaks the contact and extinguishes the lights.The object of the automatic switch is to enable distant lamps to be lighted without the necessity of carrying the electric leads or wires to the place whence the lighting is to be done. A very small wire will carry enough current to operate the magnets, and open circuit batteries, such as Leclanché batteries, may be used as the source of current for the switch, but generally the lighting current is used for the purpose.A single magnet may do the work. When the lighting button is pressed the magnet is excited, attracts its armature and holds it attracted, until by pressing the black button the current is turned off from it. In this case the lighting current is used to excite the magnet.
Wikipedia 
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A switch is a something that changes the flow of a circuit. The most common kind of switch is a something (for example a railroad switch) which can be taken off of one course and put on to another. The term "switch" usually means electrical power. In applications where more than one switch is needed, (i.e. a telephone service) mechanical switches have been replaced by electronic switches which can be controlled automatically.
The switch is called a "gate" when used in a mathematical form. In logic, arguments are represented as logic gates. The use of electronic "gates" to work as a system of logical gates is the basic idea behind the computer —ie. a computer is a lot of electronic switches that work as logical gates.
