переключа́тель — meaning in English

English meaning

• checkbox noun A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
• switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.

Senses

переключа́тель is used for these senses in English:

• checkbox (graphical user interface) An on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.
• derailleur The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.
• switch A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
• toggle switch A switch actuated by moving a small lever; usually an on/off switch with two positions.

checkbox — full definition

1. noun A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
2. noun An on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.

switch — full definition

1. noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
2. noun A change or exchange from one thing to another.
3. verb To change from one thing, state, or place to another.
4. noun A device that connects multiple devices on a computer network, directing data between them.

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