Switch (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
A switch
is an electrical component which can break an electrical circuit, interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another.
Switch may also mean:
Switch
In electronics, a switch is an electrical component that can break an electrical circuit, interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another....
is an electrical component which can break an electrical circuit, interrupting the current or diverting it from one conductor to another.
Switch may also mean:
Technology
- Railroad switchRailroad switchA railroad switch, turnout or [set of] points is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another at a railway junction....
, a kind of junction between multiple railroad tracks - Telephone switch, the central part of a telephone system
- Switched-mode power supplySwitched-mode power supplyA switched-mode power supply is an electronic power supply that incorporates a switching regulator in order to be highly efficient in the conversion of electrical power...
- Switch CommunicationsSwitch CommunicationsSwitch is a privately held technology company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Switch owns and operates high security data centers.-Company Overview:...
, a technology company
Computing
- Network switchNetwork switchA network switch or switching hub is a computer networking device that connects network segments.The term commonly refers to a multi-port network bridge that processes and routes data at the data link layer of the OSI model...
, a computer networking device that connects (and selects between) network segments - Switch, to routeRoutingRouting is the process of selecting paths in a network along which to send network traffic. Routing is performed for many kinds of networks, including the telephone network , electronic data networks , and transportation networks...
packets via a network switch - Switch (command line), a type of option entered at the command line to control the behaviour of a piece of software
- Context switchContext switchA context switch is the computing process of storing and restoring the state of a CPU so that execution can be resumed from the same point at a later time. This enables multiple processes to share a single CPU. The context switch is an essential feature of a multitasking operating system...
, performed by an operating system in response to an interrupt - Switch statementSwitch statementIn computer programming, a switch, case, select or inspect statement is a type of selection control mechanism that exists in most imperative programming languages such as Pascal, Ada, C/C++, C#, Java, and so on. It is also included in several other types of languages...
, which controls program flow in programming languages such as Java, C and C++ - Switch accessSwitch AccessMany people with severe physical or cognitive impairment use one or more switches to access computers. A switch is an assistive technology device that replaces the need to use a computer keyboard or a mouse.-Types of switch:...
, a method of accessing a computer using simple devices suitable for users with severe physical or cognitive impairment - Apple Switch ad campaignApple Switch ad campaignSwitch was an advertising campaign launched by Apple Computer on June 10, 2002. It featured what the company referred to as "real people" who had "switched" from the Microsoft Windows platform to the Mac. An international television and print ad campaign directed users to a website where various...
- SWITCH Information Technology ServicesSWITCH Information Technology ServicesSWITCH is the manager of the .ch and .li country-code top-level domains for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, respectively. It also manages the educational networks among Swiss universities, and the links to other university networks. It also mirrors open source software .- External links :**...
, the Swiss education and research network
Media and fiction
- Switch (The Matrix), a character in the film The Matrix
- Switch (film)Switch (film)Switch is a 1991 comedy film written and directed by Blake Edwards. A promiscuous man is murdered by his lovers and reincarnated as a beautiful woman .-Legacy:...
, written and directed by Blake Edwards in 1991 - Switch (TV series)Switch (TV series)Switch is an American action-adventure, tongue-in-cheek detective series starring Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner, who worked as private eyes, for a deceptive sting operation...
, a 1970s TV series starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert - Switch (BBC TV series), a BBC dramaSee HearSee Hear is a weekly magazine programme for deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK, broadcast on Wednesday afternoons at 1pm. The programme focuses on the British and the worldwide deaf community and covers a broad range of topics from areas such as education, deaf people's rights, technology...
about and for Deaf people - Switch?, a pricing game on The Price Is Right
- BBC SwitchBBC SwitchBBC Switch was the brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers. The brand launched on Saturday 20 October 2007 on BBC Two And ceased broadcasting on Saturday 17 December 2010...
, a strand on BBC Two for pre-teens and teenagers - Switch and Switch Reloaded, German versions of the Australian TV series Fast Forward
- Switch (Mexican magazine)
- Switch (Romanian magazine)Switch (Romanian magazine)Switch was a Romanian LGBT magazine published by Michael Labelle of CONTRAAD, SRL, now defunct. Switch was the first commercial glossy magazine for the LGBT Community in Romania...
, a Romanian LGBT magazine - Switch (manga)Switch (manga)is a shōnen, action manga written by Otoh Saki and illustrated by Tomomi Nakamura. It was serialized in Square Enix's GFantasy from 2002 to October 2008. The individual chapters were collected and published in 13 tankōbon volumes by Square Enix, with the first volume released on June 21, 2002 and...
Music
- "Switch" (song)Switch (song)"Switch" is a single released in 2005 by Will Smith from his album Lost & Found. The song peaked at No. 7 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It reached No. 1 in Canada and Australia where it remained for one week and No. 4 in the United Kingdom...
, by Will Smith - Switch (Golden Earring album)
- Switch (INXS album)Switch (INXS album)Switch is the eleventh studio album by the Australian rock band INXS. It was released on 29 November 2005. It is notable for being the first album with new lead singer J.D. Fortune since the 1997 death of Michael Hutchence.-Background:...
- Switch (DJ)Switch (DJ)Switch is a UK-based DJ, songwriter, sound engineer and record producer. He is best known for his work with M.I.A. and Santigold.In the fidget house genre, Switch runs his own music label "Dubsided", as well as the label Counterfeet, established in 2006 with fellow producer Sinden...
, London House DJ and producer Dave Taylor - Switch (band)Switch (band)Switch was an R&B/funk band that found fame recording for the Gordy label in the late 1970s releasing hit songs such as "There'll Never Be", "I Call Your Name" and "The Best Beat in Town" and influenced bands such as DeBarge, which featured members Bobby and Tommy's siblings.-Early years:Formed in...
- Switch (Switch album)Switch (Switch album)Switch is the first album by R&B band, Switch, released in 1978. It is also their first on the Motown subsidiary Gordy. After recording as White Heat and Hot Ice, this gave them the commercial breakthrough they desired with hits like "There'll Never Be" and "I Wanna Be Closer".-Track listing:#I...
, their self-titled 1978 debut album
- Switch (Switch album)
- Switches (band)Switches (band)Switches were an English indie rock band, consisting of members Matt Bishop , Ollie Thomas , Thom Kirkpatrick and Steve Godfrey .-Career:...
Other
- Task switching (psychology)Task switching (psychology)Task switching is an experimental research paradigm frequently used in cognitive and experimental psychology. It is mainly used to investigate executive functions.- Background & History:...
, an experimental research paradigm frequently used in cognitive psychology - Switch (debit card)Switch (debit card)Switch is a debit card in the United Kingdom. It is a sister to the Solo debit card.Switch was launched in 1988 by Midland Bank, National Westminster Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland as a multifunction cheque guarantee and cash card. The brand was merged with Maestro, an international debit card...
, (name later changed to Maestro), a UK debit card system introduced by the Switch Card Scheme in 1988 - Switch (card game)Switch (card game)Switch, also called Two Four Jacks or Black Jack, Irish Switch, is a shedding-type card game for two or more players that is popular in the United Kingdom, and as alternative incarnations in other regions. The sole aim of Switch is to discard all of the cards in one's hand; the first player to play...
, a variant of the game Mau Mau - Switch (rod)Switch (rod)A switch is a flexible rod, typically used for corporal punishment of the birching type, called switching after it, especially when using a single branch: multiple branches are rather called a rod, a less flexible single rod is rather called a cane, an inflexible one a stick; a paddle is broader...
, a flexible wooden rod used for punishment - Switching (ecology), a pattern of predation where predators select food based on its abundance
- Switch stance, riding a skateboard, snowboard or other device in the direction not preferred by the rider
- Switch (BDSM)Switch (BDSM)In BDSM, a switch is someone who participates in BDSM activities sometimes as a top and other times as a bottom or sometimes as a dominant and other times as a submissive. Partners may switch roles based on mood, desire, or to allow each partner to experience their preferred activity...
, a person who switches between dominant and submissive sex roles