toggle switch en · NOUN
Etymology
From the similarity of the control lever in early designs to a toggle.
Meanings
- A switch actuated by moving a small lever; usually an on/off switch with two positions.
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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.
2013, John Connell, Beginning Visual Basic 6 Database Programming, page 129:[…] most participants (17 out of 20) had problems using toggle switches and preferred checkboxes instead.
2023, Leszek A. Maciaszek, Maurice D. Mulvenna, Martina Ziefle, Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toggle switches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Synonyms
snap switch (switch) · flip switch (switch) · paddle switch (switch) · toggle (switch)
Translations (20)
ru ту́мблер (switch actuated by a lever) · es interruptor de conmutación (switch actuated by a lever) · it interruttore (switch actuated by a lever) · fr interrupteur à levier (switch actuated by a lever) · fr interrupteur à bascule (switch actuated by a lever) · es interruptor de palanca (switch actuated by a lever) · de Umschalter (switch actuated by a lever) · el μοχλοδιακόπτης (switch actuated by a lever) · it interruttore basculante (switch actuated by a lever) · eo baskulŝaltilo (switch actuated by a lever) · es interruptor basculante (switch actuated by a lever) · es conmutador (switch actuated by a lever) · pl przełącznik (switch actuated by a lever) · ru переключа́тель (switch actuated by a lever) · de Hebelschalter (switch actuated by a lever) · fi vipukytkin (switch actuated by a lever) · de Wechselschalter (switch actuated by a lever) · et tumblerlüliti (switch actuated by a lever) · de Kipphebelschalter (switch actuated by a lever) · de Kippschalter (switch actuated by a lever)