English Explanatory Dictionary

switching

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of switch
noun
  1. The act or process of something that switches.
  2. Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
  3. Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
  4. The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
  5. The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
  6. Change from one product or service provider to another.
  7. The process of transferring data packets from one device to another in a network, or from one network to another.

Pronunciation

/ˈswɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-switching.wav

Word forms

switching switchings

Derived words

bank switching code switching code-switching in-plane switching nonswitching packet switching phenotypic switching photoswitching Q-switching switching algebra switching function switching yard
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