toggle switch

noun

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

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Most big zoom lenses have a slew of toggle switches and function buttons, but that is simply not the case with the Z 180-600mm. PC Magazine, 8 June 2025 Photo : Boreham Motorworks The interior is starkly functional, with four white-on-black Smiths dials plus two rows of toggle switches and warning lights. Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025 The next toggle switch is Add other members, which is relatively self-explanatory. David Nield, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024 The Escort’s interior is starkly functional, with four white-on-black Smiths dials ahead of the driver, plus two rows of toggle switches and warning lights on a central panel. Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for toggle switch

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First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 Jun. 2025.

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toggle switch

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

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