| switch | Switches are found at the gateway (a network point that acts as an entrance to another network) levels of a network where one network connects with another and at the sub network level where data is being forwarded close to its destination or origin A switch may also include the function of the router, a device or program that can determine the route and specifically what adjacent network point the data should be sent to A switch is a simpler and faster mechanism than a router, which requires knowledge about the network and how to determine the route A switch is not always required in a network Many local area networks (LANs) are organized as rings or buses in which all destinations inspect each message and read only those intended for that destination (Added: 10/5/99) | en |
| switch | Much like routers, switches split large networks into small segments, decreasing the number of users sharing the same network resources and bandwidth This helps prevent data collisions and reduces network congestion, increasing network performance | en |
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| switch | Similar to a hub, in that it provides a central connection between two or more computers on a network, but with some intelligence (A switch operates on Layer 2 (or above) of the OSI 7 layer model and a hub operates at Layer 1 ) Whereas for a hub any message received at the hub is broadcast to all the attached computers, with a switch it is sent only to the destination computer and is not visible to other attached devices This does not prevent "broadcast" messages from being sent to all attached devices cf hub and router | en |
| switch | A device that opens or closes circuits and selects paths or circuits to transmit incoming data | en |
| switch | This refers to a hub that directs network packets to the port they are intended for, without broadcasting them to all connections Switching is an alternative to moving to faster architectures | en |
| switch | a network traffic monitoring device that controls the flow of traffic between multiple network nodes | en |
| switch | An input device used to control assistive devices and computers There are a variety of types of switches including pressure switches, pneumatic switches, and voice activated switches These switches can control adapted toys, environmental control devices, communication devices, and a wide range of computers | en |
| switch | A device, such as a PBX, that responds to originator signals and connects the caller to the desired communications destination | en |
| switch | A component in some parallel systems that ties nodes together The switch makes point-to-point connections between various input and output ports While the switch itself is not scalable to arbitrary sizes (as the hardware supporting a mesh-connected or hypercube architecture), architectures using switches can be scalable, since the switches can be cascaded An example is the Vulcan switch in the IBM SP2 | en |
| switch | A device (like a DMS-250 or a PBX) that responds to originator signals and dynamically connects the caller to the desired communication destination | en |
| switch | a device in an electric circuit that opens and closes the circuit | en |
| switch | A device for connecting, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit | en |
| switch | a mechanical or electronic device that opens or closes circuits, completes or breaks an electrical path or selects paths or circuits Switches with more than two ports are able to route traffic | en |
| switch | An input/output device with several ports Like a track-switching point in a railyard, the switch allows a user to choose where data is to be sent-to the fax machine instead of the printer, or to the network instead of the fax | en |
| switch | A device that opens or closes circuits to select paths for data or voice to travel through | en |
| switch | A mechanical or electric device that is used to deliberately interrupt, or alter the path of the current through the circuit | en |
| switch | A device that improves network performance by segmenting the network and reducing competition for bandwidth When a switch port receives data packets, it forwards those packets only to the appropriate port for the intended recipient This further reduces competition for bandwidth between the clients, servers or workgroups connected to each switch port | en |
| switch | To change places, tasks, etc | en |
| switch | A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling partys telephone line with any called partys line | en |
| switch | A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point | en |
| switch | To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged | en |
| switch | To change (something) to the specified state using a switch | en |
| switch | To hit with a switch (rod) | en |
| switch | To exchange | en |
| switch | A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior | en |
| switch | A thin rod used as a whip | en |
| switch | A device that can establish communication channels between end-users A circuit switch provides dedicated paths to communicating entities; a store and forward switch shares paths on a statistically multiplexed basis | en |
| switch | A device which logically connects to network stations through a network fabric See also Switched Ethernet | en |
| switch | a mechanical or solid state device that opens or closes circuits, changes operating parameters, or selects paths or circuits on a space or time division basis | en |
| switch | A device used to open or close an electric circuit or to divert electric current from one part of a circuit to another | en |
| switch | A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow | en |
| switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod | en |
| switch | A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electric circuit | en |
| switch | This device consists of a memory element (either volatile or non-volatile) which controls a switch This generally has the highest impedance of the three classes of programmable elements The volatile, SRAM-based memory elements in use today are considered radiation-soft EPROM, EEPROM, or SONOS (Northrop-Grumman) non-volatile elements should be relatively radiation-hard to upset EEPROM cells have been shown to be susceptible to rupture during write cycles (high voltage present) by heavy ions | en |
| switch | A mechanical device for shifting an electric current to another circuit | en |
| switch | To trim, as, a hedge | en |
| switch | To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc | en |
| switch | To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip | en |
| switch | To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane | en |
| switch | A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women | en |
| switch | A small, flexible twig or rod | en |
| switch | as, to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another | en |
| switch | To walk with a jerk | en |
| switch | the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" flog with or as if with a flexible rod | en |
| switch | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes" | en |
| switch | Device that filters and forwards packets between LAN segments | en |
| switch | a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" | en |
| switch | the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election" | en |
| switch | To shift to another circuit | en |
| switch | A device for shifting an electric current to another circuit, or for making and breaking a circuit | en |
| switch | exchange; transfer; slender flexible rod; hairpiece; whipping; device which opens or breaks an electric current; device that opens or closes circuits or selects paths (Computers); device which diverts trains from one track to another (Railroads) isim | en |
| switch | A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another | en |
| switch | change over, change around, or switch over | en |
| switch | whip or beat with a switch; change, shift; exchange, trade; turn on or off by means of a switch (of an electrical appliance) fiil | en |
| switch | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment | en |
| switch | exchange or give (something) in exchange for | en |
| switch | make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched" | en |
| switch | Switch is a term used for any of the following: (a) An electromechanical device that can be controlled to interconnect two circuits (b) A switching center that is used to interconnect two circuits (c) A switching center that is used to transfer a connection from one circuit to another | en |
| switch | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | en |
| switch | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" | en |
| switch | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock | en |
| switch | a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other | en |
| switch | hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure | en |
| switch | A switch is a small control for an electrical device which you use to turn the device on or off. Leona put some detergent into the dishwasher, shut the door and pressed the switch. a light switch | en |
| switch | If you switch your attention from one thing to another or if your attention switches, you stop paying attention to the first thing and start paying attention to the second. My mother's interest had switched to my health As the era wore on, she switched her attention to films | en |
| switch | If you switch to something different, for example to a different system, task, or subject of conversation, you change to it from what you were doing or saying before. Estonia is switching to a market economy The law would encourage companies to switch from coal to cleaner fuels The encouragement of a friend spurred Chris into switching jobs. = change Switch is also a noun. New technology made a switch to oil possible The spokesman implicitly condemned the United States policy switch. Switch over means the same as switch. a professional man who started out in law but switched over to medicine | en |
| switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" | en |
| switch | If you switch two things, you replace one with the other. In half an hour, they'd switched the tags on every cable The ballot boxes have been switched. = swap. a type of system used for paying for goods and services in the UK, by which customers use a type of plastic card called a debit card, and money is immediately taken out of their bank account | en |
| switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit | en |
| To switch | drum | en |
| switched | past of switch | en |
| switches | of Jumper | en |
| switches | (Internal) SWITCHES=[/K][/F][/N][/W] Used in the CONFIG SYS file to configure DOS in a special way; for example, to tell DOS to emulate different hardware configurations | en |
| switches | third-person singular of switch | en |
| switches | Device that controls current to lights and appliances | en |
| switches | plural of switch | en |
| switches | A device that links several separate LANs and provides packet filtering between them A LAN switch is a device with multiple ports, each of which can support an entire Ethernet or Token Ring LAN | en |
| switches | Controls for electrical devices | en |
| switches | Input devices that function in an on or off state used to operate a computer by some part of a person's body in which they have control Examples of switches include eyelid (blink) switches, sip and puff switches, and muscle movement switches | en |
| switches | A switch is a device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electric circuit | en |
| switches | Switches used on power tools are "on-off", multi-speed and variable speed On drills, a reversing switch is frequently used | en |
| switches | - physical devices deployed at the ANAPs and Sedge Sites that turn data, video or voice traffic into packets for transmission across the network Switches operate on network layer information and participate in running one or more network layer protocols The Multi-Use Network utilizes Cisco model MGX 8850 ATM switches at the Sedge Sites | en |
| switches | Network device that filters, forwards and floods frames based on the destination address of each frame The switch operates at the data link layer of the OSI model | en |
| switches | Devices that function in a fashion similar to a single button of a computer keyboard or mouse Switches are often used by individuals who have severe motor difficulties The users will use any body muscle (head, hand, toe, eye, breath, etc ) that they can control to operate the switch and, thereby, the computer, communication, or environmental control device | en |
| switches | These are used to operate onscreen keyboards Switches can be activated by pressure, tilting, any movement, air pressure from sucking a tube, and blinking, and are used by people with very limited movement | en |
| switching | Changing insurance (usually life) to another form or to another company more for the purpose of obtaining commissions than for the benefit of the client This is an illegal practice (See also: twisting ) | en |
| switching | The operation of valves to change from one storage tank to another when pumping product into or receiving product from the pipeline | en |
| switching | Of a predator, the tendency to switch between prey categories according to their relative abundance in the environment | en |
| switching | When an Insider takes Front, or assumes control of the body from another insider, they are said to be Switching Switchy: An adjective referring to a period of rapid or prolonged switching | en |
| switching | In mutual funds, the movement of assets from one fund to another This is usually done within a family of funds, but can be done between different fund families Within a no load family, there usually is no charge or a nominal transaction fee This is also usually true for a load family as long as the fund being switched into has the same sales charge (or less) as the one that the investor already owns When switching to a mutual fund that belongs to a different family of funds, if the new fund is a no load--there is no charge, and if the new fund is a load fund--it is sales charge of the new fund | en |
| switching | The process of interconnecting two devices on a network so that they can communicate with each other The switch determines how many ISDN devices you can handle and different configuration options | en |
| switching | The process by which packets are received, stored and transmitted to the appropriate destination port | en |
| switching | movement of an animals tail | en |
| switching | the transference of an investment from one fund to another | en |
| switching | present participle of switch | en |
| switching | the movement of a locomotive from one track to another | en |
| switching | Sometimes called swishing A long cane attached to a handle which is held by both hands and is used to remove dew and earthworm casts on fine turf areas | en |
| switching | a beating by means of a switch (twig or twigs) | en |
| switching | The operations required to interconnect circuits and establish communications | en |
| switching | Switching refers to the process of connecting appropriate lines and/or trunks to form a desired communications path between two station sets, or more generally, any two arbitrary points in a telecommunications network Included are all kinds of related functions such as signaling, monitoring the status of circuits, translating address to routing instructions, alternate routing, testing circuits for busy conditions, and detecting and recording troubles | en |
| switching | On a telecommunications network, switching means routing traffic by setting up temporary connections between two or more network points This is done by devices located at different locations on the network, called switches (or exchanges) The basic structure of a telecommunications network therefore comprises transmission media, interconnected by exchanges "Packet" and "circuit" switching are two techniques used by telecommunications networks The first is used by IP networks, and the second by traditional networks (PSTN) | en |
| switching | The telecommunications computer at the core of the wireless network, where calls are automatically controlled, monitored and handed off from one cell site to another, and in which calls are interconnected with the land line network or other wireless networks | en |
| switching | transferring units between two funds in a unit trust This may trigger a capital gain | en |
| switching | The movement of assets from one fund to another Also know as "exchanging " An investor will switch mutual funds when their investment objectives change or because of market conditions This is usually done within a family of funds, but can be done between different fund families There usually is no charge for a certain number of transactions per year, after which a transaction fee may apply | en |
| switching | exchanging, substituting isim | en |
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| switching | from Switch, v | en |
| switching | Refers to a customer receiving retail electric service/supplies from a company or organization other the customer's traditional utility | en |
| switching | Practice of moving shares from one mutual fund to another to take advantage of different investment objectives | en |
| switching | Selling one security and buying another | en |
| switching | The movement of investment from one scheme to another usually within the family of schemes An investor may switch schemes because of market conditions | en |
| switching | The controlling or routing of signals in circuits to execute logical or arithmetic operations or to transmit data between specific points in a network Note: Switching may be performed by electronic, optical, or electromechanical devices [From Weik '89] | en |
| switching | » At each switched vertex the rotation is inverted | en |
| switching | Movement of freight cars between two close locations Typically invovles moving cars within a yard or from specific industry locations to a yard for placement on a train or vice versa | en |
| switching | Refers to moving an investment (or part of it) out of one fund and into another When you switch you sell at the bid price and sell units in the new fund at the offer price | en |
| switching | The process by which a railcar is moved onto or off of a train that provides line-haul service Switching is roughly comparable to pick up and delivery Switching fees may be "absorbed" by the line-haul railroad that carries the traffic or paid separately by the shipper | en |