Definition of On/off switch

1. Noun. A hinged switch that can assume either of two positions.

Exact synonyms: On-off Switch, Toggle, Toggle Switch
Specialized synonyms: Dip Switch, Dual Inline Package Switch
Generic synonyms: Electric Switch, Electrical Switch, Switch
Derivative terms: Toggle, Toggle

Lexicographical Neighbors of On/off Switch

on-screen
on-side kick
on-side kicks
on-site
on-slip
on-slips
on-street
on-the-air
on-the-fly
on-the-fly encryption
on-the-job
on-the-scene(a)
on-the-spot
on-the-spot(a)
on-time marker
on/off switch (current term)
on a dime
on a full stomach
on a go-slow
on a higher floor
on a knife edge
on a losing wicket
on a lower floor
on a need-to-know basis
on a pair
on a par with
on a regular basis
on a roll
on a shoestring
on a sixpence

Literary usage of On/off switch

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Air Bag Safety: Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce, Science edited by Larry Pressler (1998)
"NHTSA SHOULD CONSIDER MANDATING THE "ON-OFF" SWITCH IN LIEU OF DEPOWERING On ... Additionally, installation of the on- off switch instead of depowering will ..."

2. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"Norman notes that whether deliberately or by accident, the particular design of the rotary phone that placed the on-off switch in a protected spot in the ..."

3. Energy Efficient Standards for Residential and Non-Residential Buildings (1993) (1993)
"A readily accessible on-off switch, mounted on the outside of the heater, that allows shutting off the heater without adjusting the thermostat setting; ..."

4. Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential & Nonresidential Buildings by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"A readily accessible on-off switch, mounted on the outside of the heater, that allows shutting off the heater without adjusting the thermostat setting; ..."

5. Fingers to the Bone: United States Failure to Protect Child Farmworkers by Lee Tucker, Human Rights Watch (Organization) (2000)
"... (ii) the scrap paper balers and paper box compactors include an on-off switch incorporating a key-lock or other system and the control of the system is ..."

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