Switching may refer to:
Computing and technology
* Switching, functions performed by a
switch
In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type o ...
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Electronic switching
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Packet switching
In telecommunications, packet switching is a method of grouping Data (computing), data into short messages in fixed format, i.e. ''network packet, packets,'' that are transmitted over a digital Telecommunications network, network. Packets consi ...
, a digital networking communications methodology
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LAN switching, packet switching on Local Area Networks
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Telephone switching, the activity performed by a
telephone exchange
A telephone exchange, telephone switch, or central office is a central component of a telecommunications system in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or in large enterprises. It facilitates the establishment of communication circuits ...
(telephone switching machine)
* Switching, a synonym for
shunting in rail transport
Other uses
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Switching (ecology) Prey switching is frequency-dependent selection, frequency-dependent predation, where the predator preferentially consumes the most common type of prey. The phenomenon has also been described as apostatic selection, however the two terms are general ...
, a pattern of predation describing predators' selection of food based on its abundance
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''Switching'' (film), a 2003 Danish interactive film
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Switching (pickleball), when doubles partners switch sides of their court
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Code-switching
In linguistics, code-switching or language alternation occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation or situation. These alternations are generally intended to ...
, of languages
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Immunoglobulin class switching
Immunoglobulin class switching, also known as isotype switching, isotypic commutation or class-switch recombination (CSR), is a biological mechanism that changes a B cell's production of immunoglobulin from one type to another, such as from the ...
, an immunological mechanism that changes the type of antibody produced by B cells
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Task switching (psychology), an experimental research paradigm used in cognitive psychology
See also
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Switch (disambiguation)
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