Look up: switch

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   Switch
   see 'Crazy Eights'
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   Switch
   Is the trading process whereby an open contract position is closed and another contract month is opened. This activity is sometimes called a spread or a rollover.
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   Switch
   An intelligent network device connecting two or details ...puters / A device for turning things on and off / To change / A type of control statement in software, details ...
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   switch
   a network traffic monitoring device that controls the flow of traffic between multiple network nodes.
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   switch
   [n] - hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair 2. [n] - railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections 3. [n] - control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit 4. [n] - a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment 5. [n] - a basketball maneuver 6. [n] - the act of changing one thing or position for another 7. [v] - flog with or as if with a flexible rod 8. [v] - lay aside, abandon, or leave for another 9. [v] - make a shift in or exchange of
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   Switch
   Another name for a Telephone system or private exchange.
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   Switch
   A device that makes and/or breaks electrical connections.
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   Switch
   (NETWORK GLOSSARY) Multiple port Ethernet device designed to increase network performance by allowing only essential traffic on the attached individual Ethernet cable segments. Packets are filtered or forwarded based upon their source and destination addresses.
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   Switch
   a device to connect computers on the same network/segment of a network together - every piece of information is transmitted to a specific destination computer/device connected to the switch - some switches require configuring to enable them to do this, others configure themselves automatically
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    Switch
    The exchange of one warrant for another, in order to change the location, brand or shape or the exchange of one futures contract into another, usually to change the prompt date.
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    Switch
    Mechanical switches are used to permit or interrupt the flow of current in a circuit. They can be used to direct current to different points in a circuit.
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    switch
    a network traffic monitoring device that controls the flow of traffic between multiple network nodes.
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    switch
    1. (programming) switch statement. 2. (software) command line option. 3. (networking) packet switch, circuit switch. (1999-01-14)
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    switch
    a tuft of long hairs at the end of the tail of an animal(as a cow or ox) Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a mechanical or solid state device which opens or closes circuits,changes operating parameters,or selects paths or circuits,either on a space or time division basis Category: Electrical engineering and energy • 1.a device that mo...
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    Switch
    A device that completes or disconnects an electrical circuit.
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    Switch
    A networking device, which acts as a kind of junction box. The switch will determine which line the data should be sent down based on the destination address. This is analogous to the points on a railway line.
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    Switch
    A switch is a multiport bridge that segregates different portions of a network for faster network access (See Basic Ethernet Theory - right).
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    Switch
    Switch noun [ Confer OD. swick a scourage, a whip. Confer Swink , Swing .] 1. A small, flexible twig or rod. « Mauritania, on the fifth medal, leads a horse with something like a thread; in her other hand she holds a switch .» Addison. 2. (Railways) A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one ...
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    Switch
    Switch transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Switched ; present participle & verbal noun Switching .] 1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. Chapman. 2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane. 3. To trim, as, a hedge. [ Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 4. To ...
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    Switch
    Switch intransitive verb To walk with a jerk. [ Prov. Eng.]
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    Switch
    Switch noun (Electricity) A device for shifting an electric current to another circuit, or for making and breaking a circuit.
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    switch
    1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip. ... 2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane. ... 3. To trim, as, a hedge. ... 4. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another. ... 5. To shift to another circuit. ... Or ...
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    switch
    switching noun the act of changing one thing or position for another; `his switch on abortion cost him the election`
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    noun a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
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    switch
    electrical switch noun control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
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