switches
Wall-mounted circuit breakers
Switches are devices that open or close electrical circuits, or redirect flow from one path to another.
Light switches control room lighting; railroad switches direct trains between tracks.
To switch is to change or exchange: She switched seats with me, He switched careers.
A switch can also be a thin flexible rod for striking—to switch someone is to hit them with one.
In BDSM contexts, a switch is someone who alternates between dominant and submissive roles.
Two-position switch
- flipQuick turning motion
- dimmerLight intensity regulator
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- dialGraduated circular indicator
knob · circuit breaker · relay · rocker · pushbutton · on-off · three-way · motion sensor
Packet-forwarding network hardware
- hubsCentral focal points
- gatewaysPoints of entry
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- EthernetWired network standard
LAN · VLAN · port · rack-mounted · bandwidth · throughput · backplane
Strike or bind
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- flickBrief, sharp motion
- swatHit something sharply
- whipStrikes or aerates
cane · rod · crop · spanking · discipline · punishment
Mutual trades
- alternatesBackup people or rotates
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- tradesMutual swaps or crafts
- exchangesReciprocal transfers between parties
substitutes · toggles · flips · reverses · transitions · converts · pivots · rotates
toggle
Two-position switch
dial · knob · circuit breaker · relay · rocker · pushbutton · on-off · three-way · motion sensor · wiring
routers
Packet-forwarding network hardware
Ethernet · LAN · VLAN · port · rack-mounted · bandwidth · throughput · backplane
twig
Slender woody shoot
whip · birch · willow · cane · cutting · flexible · slender · sapling
lash
Strike or bind
whip · cane · rod · crop · spanking · discipline · punishment
swaps
Mutual trades
- alternatesBackup people or rotates
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- tradesMutual swaps or crafts
exchanges · substitutes · toggles · flips · reverses · transitions · converts · pivots · rotates · replaces
- Electricalwiring, outlets, circuits, fuses, breakers
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- busy boxbuttons, dials, doors, latches, wheels
- dashboardtachometer, odometer, fuel gauge, speedometer, gas gauge
- Mad Scientistmad scientist, secret lab, lab coat, laboratory, evil genius
- platformersMario, jump, Sonic, platformer, platforms
switchesdimmers
Brightness-reducing switches
rheostats · potentiometers · sliders · dials · faders
- light switchWall-mounted illumination control
- switch onCause to operate
- switched offMade inactive by toggle
- switch offCease device operation
- switch hittersBatters using both sides
- light switchesDevices activating overhead fixtures
switch, switched, switching, switcheroo, switcher, switchers, switchboard, switchable, switchback