toggle switch

noun

: an electric switch operated by pushing a projecting lever through a small arc

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The lens also has a large panel of toggle switches, five in total. PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025 The guitar retails for $21,999 and comes with a hangtag that dangles from the same toggle switch that created the red eye in the first place. Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 12 June 2024 The left flank also holds an HDMI monitor port and a headphone jack, with a 5Gbps USB-A connection, a power button, and a tiny toggle switch for the webcam on the right side. PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025 There's no key fob, just a set of toggle switches in the center console. Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toggle switch

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of toggle switch was circa 1924

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“Toggle switch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toggle%20switch. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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toggle switch

noun
: an electric switch operated by pushing a lever through a small angle

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