Switch (disambiguation)

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Contents

1 In technical fields
2 Computers
3 Music / Television
4 Other

Switch may mean:

In technical fields

Electric switch, a device for making or breaking an electric circuit, or for selecting between multiple circuits
Railroad switch, a kind of junction between multiple railroad tracks
Telephone switch, the central part of a telephone system
Switched-mode power supply ("switchers"), rapidly switches a transistor on and off

Computers

Network switch, a computer networking device that connects (and selects between) network segments
Routing of packets by a Network switch
Switch (command line), a name for the options entered at the command line to control the behaviour of a piece of software
Context switch, performed by an operating system in response to an interrupt
Switch statement, which controls program flow in programming languages such as Java, C and C++
Switch Access, a method of accessing a computer using simple devices suitable for users with severe physical or cognitive impairment
Apple Switch ad campaign

Music / Television

Switch (Matrix character), a character in The Matrix
Switch (film), written & directed by Blake Edwards in 1991
Switch (TV series), a 1970s TV series starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert
Switch (song), a song by Will Smith released in 2005
Switch (album), an album by the band Golden Earring
Switch (INXS album), an album by INXS
Switch? (The Price is Right pricing game) a TV game show game
Switch (record company), a Japanese record company
Switch (TV series), a BBC drama for the hearing impaired
Switch (band), Motown R&B recording group
Switches (band), British indie-rock band

Other

Switch (debit card), a debit card system introduced by the Switch Card Scheme in 1988; in 2002 a deal was made to merge the brand with the international Maestro brand, and the name was changed to Maestro two years later
Mau Mau (game), Switch is a variant of Mau Mau played in the UK
Switch (rod), a flexible wooden rod, used for punishment
Switch (sexuality), a BDSM person who enjoys assuming both top and bottom roles
Switching (ecology), where food sources are switched between according to their profitability and abundance
Switch (nightclub), a heavy metal nightclub operating on Saturday nights in Melbourne, Australia
Switch stance, riding a skateboard, snowboard etc. in the direction not prefered by the rider

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