toggle switch
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toggle switch
Where it comes from
From the similarity of the control lever in early designs to a toggle.
noun toggle switches
- A switch actuated by moving a small lever; usually an on/off switch with two positions.
- A control resembling such a switch, allowing a setting to be enabled or disabled. When we add code modules, we will have an additional folder called (surprise!) Modules. We can use this toggle switch to display/hide all items within our folders.
Similar: toggle, dolly switch, flip switch, paddle switch, snap switch
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noun
Similar: toggle, dolly switch, flip switch, paddle switch, snap switch
Translations
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noun switch actuated by a lever
| Español | interruptor basculante, interruptor de palanca, conmutador, interruptor de conmutación |
|---|---|
| Français | interrupteur à levier, interrupteur à bascule |
| Deutsch | Kippschalter, Hebelschalter, Kipphebelschalter, Umschalter, Wechselschalter |
| Italiano | interruttore basculante, interruttore |
| Ελληνικά | μοχλοδιακόπτης mochlodiakóptis |
| Русский | ту́мблер túmbler, переключа́тель pereključátelʹ |
Talk about this word "toggle switch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toggle%20switch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toggle switch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toggle%20switch "toggle switch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toggle%20switch.Cite this
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