toggle switch

noun

: an electric switch operated by pushing a projecting lever through a small arc

Examples of toggle switch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To get started, download the app on your preferred platform, open the Settings menu within the browser app, and tap the toggle switch to activate the VPN. PCMAG, 24 June 2024 The Eero app can also tell you whenever new devices connect: Tap Settings, then Notifications, and turn on the New Devices toggle switch. David Nield / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 May 2024 The main image reveals quite a few buttons on both ear cups, a toggle switch of some sort, and a premium build that seems fitting of headphones expected to be priced around $450. Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 May 2024 Among those are a function button, an AF/MF toggle switch, and an aperture ring that swaps between third-stop detents and silent continuous control via a switch. PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toggle switch 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of toggle switch was circa 1924

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“Toggle switch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toggle%20switch. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

toggle switch

noun
: an electric switch operated by pushing a lever through a small angle

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