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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  switch
       
          1.  switch statement.
       
          2.  command line option.
       
          3.  packet switch, circuit switch.
       
          (1999-01-14)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Switch \Switch\, v. i.
     To walk with a jerk. [Prov. Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Switch \Switch\, n. [Cf. OD. swick a scourage, a whip. Cf.
     Swink, Swing.]
     1. A small, flexible twig or rod.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Mauritania, on the fifth medal, leads a horse with
              something like a thread; in her other hand she holds
              a switch.                             --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Railways) A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails,
        for transferring cars from one track to another.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at
        jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Elec.) A device for shifting an electric current to
        another circuit, or for making and breaking a circuit.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     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 grass. (Bot.) See under Grass.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Switch \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To trim, as, a hedge. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Eccl.) To shift to another circuit.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Switch \Switch\, n. (Elec.)
     A device for shifting an electric current to another circuit,
     or for making and breaking a circuit.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Switch \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Switch \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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Switch \Switch\, v. i.
     To walk with a jerk. [Prov. Eng.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  switch
       n 1: control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or
            electronic device for making or breaking or changing the
            connections in a circuit [syn: electric switch, electrical
            switch]
       2: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the
          replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
          [syn: substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement]
       3: hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women
          to give shape to a coiffure
       4: railroad track having two movable rails and necessary
          connections; used to turn a train from one track to
          another or to store rolling stock
       5: a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
       6: a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift
          assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded
          by the other
       7: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his
          switch on abortion cost him the election" [syn: switching,
           shift]
       v 1: change over, change around, or switch over [syn: switch
            over, exchange]
       2: exchange or give (something) in exchange for [syn: trade,
          swap, swop]
       3: lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a
          different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists";
          "The car changed lanes" [syn: shift, change]
       4: make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we
          switched" [syn: change over, shift]
       5: cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch
          on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: throw, flip]
       6: flog with or as if with a flexible rod
       7: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: interchange,
           tack, alternate, flip, flip-flop]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  switch
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ ηλεκτρολογία en) ο διακόπτης
     2 (''(countable: 0=-), (ετ αμερ σημ en 0=-)'') το κλειδί του
  σιδηρόδρομος
     3 η, μία, κάποια μεταβολή
     4 η βέργα σωματικής τιμωρίας
     5 (ετ τεχνολ en) αντάπτορας που συνδέεται σε μία είσοδο συσκευής
  εξόδου όμως δέχεται σήμα από πολλές διαφορετικές πηγές μία εκ των οποίων
  και επιλέγει
     6 (ετ επιστυπ en) (''ή'' '''command-line switch''') (γρ flag συνων
  en)
     7 (ετ δικυπ en) μεταγωγέας
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 εναλλάσσω, ανταλλάσσω
     2 αλλάζω μια προηγούμενη επιλογή μου
     3 (ετ τηλεπ en) μετάγω
     4 μεταπηδώ, μεταβαίνω, με την έννοια του αλλάζω κάτι σε κάτι άλλο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  switch
     Finnish n.
     (label fi BDSM) #English
     French a.
     (lb fr skiing snowboarding) (l en switch)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Switch
     n.
     (lb en video games) (ellipsis of en w:Nintendo Switch)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  switch
     a.
     1 (lb en snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back
  feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.<ref> BBC
  Sport, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/winter-olympics/26141070
  "Sochi 2014: A jargon-busting guide to the halfpipe"], 11
  February 2014 </ref>
     2 (lb en freestyle skiing) Pertaining to skiing backwards.
     n.
     1 A device to turn electric current turn on and turn off or direct
  its flow.
     2 A change or exchange.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To exchange.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Switch
     n.
     (lb en video games) (ellipsis of en w:Nintendo Switch)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  switch
     Finnish n.
     (label fi BDSM) #English
     French a.
     (lb fr skiing snowboarding) (l en switch)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Switch
     n.
     (lb en video games) (ellipsis of en w:Nintendo Switch)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  switch
     Finnish n.
     (label fi BDSM) #English
     French a.
     (lb fr skiing snowboarding) (l en switch)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Switch
     n.
     (lb en video games) (ellipsis of en w:Nintendo Switch)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  switch
     Englanti n.
     1 vitsa, piiska
     2 (yhteys tekniikka k=en) katkaisin; kytkeminen, kytkin (ei auton)
     3 puhelinvaihde, puhelinkeskus
     4 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=en) kytkin
     5 (''USA, rautatiet'') (''usein monikossa'') vaihde, rautatievaihde
     6 (yhteys tietotekniikka k=en) argumentti, vipu (ohjelmalle
  annettava)
     7 (taloustiede: k=en) vaihtokauppa, vaihtaminen
     8 vaihdos, vaihtaminen, äkillinen täydellinen muutos
     Englanti vb.
     1 vaihtaa
     2 kytkeä
     3 (vanha) piiskata, antaa piiskaa
     4 huitoa; viuhtoa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  switch
     Engelska n.
     1 växel
     2 (tagg amerikansk engelska järnväg språk=en) järnvägsväxel
     3 (tagg elektroteknik språk=en) strömbrytare
     Engelska vb.
     1 växla
     2 byta, ändra
     n.
     nätverkskomponent som styr datatrafik mellan olika noder i ett
  nätverk

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  switch
     n.
     nätverkskomponent som styr datatrafik mellan olika noder i ett
  nätverk

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Switch /svˈɪtʃ/ 
   [ugs.]  [comp.] network switch , network hub , switching hub , bridging hub , MAC bridge 
     Synonyms: Netzwerkverteiler, Netzwerkweiche
  
   see: Netzwerkverteiler, Netzwerkweichen, Switche

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fin ]


  Switch /svɪt͡ʃ/ 
  kytkin
  Informationstechnik: ein Gerät, mit dem mehrere Geräte verbunden werden können

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  Switch /svɪt͡ʃ/ 
  commutateur réseau
  Informationstechnik: ein Gerät, mit dem mehrere Geräte verbunden werden können

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  Switch /svɪt͡ʃ/ 
  przełącznik
  Informationstechnik: ein Gerät, mit dem mehrere Geräte verbunden werden können

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  Switch /svɪt͡ʃ/ 
  свитч, сетевой коммутатор
  Informationstechnik: ein Gerät, mit dem mehrere Geräte verbunden werden können

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Switch /svɪt͡ʃ/ 
  conmutador
  Informationstechnik: ein Gerät, mit dem mehrere Geräte verbunden werden können

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Switch /svɪt͡ʃ/ 
  switch, växel
  Informationstechnik: ein Gerät, mit dem mehrere Geräte verbunden werden können

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  switch /swˈɪtʃ/
  1. afsit
  2. afskakel

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  switch /swˈɪtʃ/
  aanskakel

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  switch /swˈɪtʃ/
  aanskakel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Switch /swˈɪtʃ/
  المفتاح

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  switch //swɪt͡ʃ// 
  1. ключ, превключва́тел
  device to turn electric current on and off
  2. стре́лка
  movable section of railroad track
  3. суи́ч
  networking device
  4. комута́тор
  system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines
  5. [[гъвкав|гъ́вкава]] [[пръ́чка]]
  thin rod used as a whip

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  switch //swɪt͡ʃ// 
  1. превключвам
  to change (something) to the specified state using a switch
  2. сменям
  to change places or tasks
  3. разменям
  to exchange
  4. бия, шибам
  to hit with a switch (rod)