switch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- switch noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
Senses
switch is used for these senses in English:
- switch A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
- switch (computing, networking) 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 — full definition
- noun A device used to turn an electrical circuit on or off.
- noun A change or exchange from one thing to another.
- verb To change from one thing, state, or place to another.
- noun A device that connects multiple devices on a computer network, directing data between them.