English noun: toggle |
1. | toggle (communication) any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time |
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| Broader (hypernym) | command, instruction, program line, statement |
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2. | toggle (artifact) a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions |
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| Synonyms | on-off switch, on/off switch, toggle switch |
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| Broader (hypernym) | electric switch, electrical switch, switch |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | DIP switch, dual inline package switch |
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3. | toggle (artifact) a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast |
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