In general, a switch is something used for selecting between multiple options, and "to switch" is a verb meaning to shift, transfer, or divert.
may mean:
- Network Switch , a computer networking device that connects (and selects between) network segments.
- ''Switching'' refers to the action of transmitting Packet s across Networks by a network switch. ''See also'' Routing .
- 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.
- 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.
- Switch (rod) , a flexible wooden rod, used for punishment.
- Switch (sexuality) , a BDSM person who enjoys assuming both top and bottom roles.
- The Card Game Mau Mau is known by some as Switch.
- Switching - In ecology - In relation to the Optimal Foraging Theory whereby food sources are switched between according to their profitability and abundance. See Foraging , Ecology , Behavioral Ecology , Game Theory , Evolutionary Stable Strategy .
- Switch (nightclub) , a Heavy Metal nightclub operating on Saturday nights in Melbourne, Australia .
- - riding in the opposite position (ie. right foot foreward while snowboarding). Applies to all board sports, skiing and rollerblading.
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