Meaning

2 senses
  1. A switch actuated by moving a small lever; usually an on/off switch with two positions.

    Kippschalter, Hebelschalter, Kipphebelschalter

    ту́мблерtúmbler, переключа́тельpereključátelʹ

    a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions

  2. A control resembling such a switch, allowing a setting to be enabled or disabled.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
switch actuated by a lever:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
switch actuated by a lever:

Origin

From the similarity of the control lever in early designs to a toggle.

From the similarity of the control lever in early designs to a toggle.

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Forms

plural: toggle switches
Singulartoggle switch
Pluraltoggle switches

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
switch:toggleflip switchpaddle switchsnap switch
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
toggle switch — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto