on-off switch
Two-state electrical controller
An on-off switch is a control that toggles between two states—active and inactive, running and stopped.
The term often appears figuratively for anything binary or absolute: She doesn't have an on-off switch for her emotions.
Someone who lacks an on-off switch can't easily shift between modes—work and rest, intensity and calm.
- toggleTwo-position switch
- buttonDisc through a hole
- power buttonDevice activation control
- turn-onArousing stimulus
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
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Light intensity regulator
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Device sensing nearby movement
thermostat · timer · photocell
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