Switch

  • 41switch — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch twig Date: 1592 1. a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig < a riding switch > 2. an act of switching: as a. a blow with a switch b. a shift from one to another c. a change from the usual < that&#8230; …

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  • 42switch — {{11}}switch (n.) 1590s, slender riding whip, probably from a Flemish or Low German word akin to Hanoverian swutsche, a variant of Low Ger. zwukse long thin stick, switch, from Germanic base *swih (Cf. O.H.G. zwec wooden peg, Ger. Zweck aim,&#8230; …

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  • 43switch — bar·o·switch; mi·cro·switch; switch; switch·el; switch·er; switch·er·oo; switch·man; …

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  • 44switch — 1. noun 1) the switch on top of the telephone Syn: button, lever, control, dial, rocker 2) a switch from direct to indirect taxation Syn: change, move, shift, transition, transformation; reversal …

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  • 45switch — 1. noun /swɪtʃ/ a) A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow. Use the /b switch to specify black and white printing. b) A change. Syn: points, crop …

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  • 46switch — Verb: To change course. To change opinion or preference. To change the position of something. To move railroad cars from one track to another or from one place in a train to another place in a train. Noun: An instrumentality for opening or&#8230; …

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  • 47switch — n. & v. n. 1 a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit. 2 a a transfer, change over, or deviation. b an exchange. 3 a slender flexible shoot cut from a tree. 4 a light tapering rod. 5 US a device at the junction of&#8230; …

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  • 48Switch (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Switch Type = EP Artist = Schaft Released = October 21, 1994 Recorded = Victor Aoyama Studio, Inning Recording Hostler, Master Rock Studios (UK), Ranch Apocalypse (UK), Matrix Recording Studio (UK), Livingston Studios (UK)&#8230; …

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  • 49Switch — Сетевой коммутатор или свитч (жарг. от англ. switch  переключатель)  устройство, предназначенное для соединения нескольких узлов компьютерной сети в пределах одного сегмента. В отличие от концентратора, который распространяет трафик от одного&#8230; …

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  • 50switch — 01. We [switched] our bank accounts to a credit union because we felt they give better service. 02. My wife [switched] from coffee to herb tea because it doesn t keep her awake at night. 03. I originally started studying to be an elementary&#8230; …

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