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21Stepping switch — In electrical controls, a stepping switch is an electromechanical device which allows an input connection to be connected to one of a number of possible output connections, under the control of a series of electrical pulses. They could step on… …
22Load control switch — A load control switch is a remotely controlled relay that is placed on home appliances which use a lot of electricity, such as air conditioner units and electric water heaters. A load control switch consist of a communication module and the relay …
23three-point switch — noun an electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations • Syn: ↑three way switch • Hypernyms: ↑switch, ↑electric switch, ↑electrical switch * * * noun : th …
24Wireless light switch — A wireless light switch is a light switch that commands a light or home appliance to turn itself off or on, instead of interrupting the power line going to the light fixture. There are different ways to communicate between the switch and the… …
25Voice operated switch — In telecommunications, a voice operated switch, also known as VOX or Voice Operated eXchange, is a switch that operates when sound over a certain threshold is detected. [cite book |title=Newton s Telecom Dictionary |last=Newton |first=Harry… …
26Nonblocking minimal spanning switch — A substitute for a 16x16 crossbar switch made from 12 4x4 crossbar switches. A nonblocking minimal spanning switch is a device that can connect N inputs to N outputs in any combination. The most familiar use of switches of this type is in a… …
271ESS switch — The Number One Electronic Switching System, the first large scale Stored Program Control (SPC) telephone exchange or Electronic Switching System in the Bell System, was introduced in Succasunna, New Jersey, in May 1965[1]. The switching fabric… …
28Permanent way — The permanent way means the physical elements of the railway line itself: generally the pairs of rails typically laid on sleepers embedded in ballast, intended to carry the ordinary trains of a railway. This page describes British practice and… …
29Molecular switch — A molecular switch is a molecule that can be reversibly shifted between two or more stable states.[1] The molecules may be shifted between the states in response to changes in e.g. pH, light, temperature, an electrical current, microenvironment,… …
30Network switch — A network switch or switching hub is a computer networking device that connects network segments. The term commonly refers to a multi port network bridge that processes and routes data at the data link layer (layer 2) of the OSI model. Switches… …
