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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 of ...

is a device that can connect, disconnect, or divert current in an electrical circuit. Switch or The Switch may also refer to:

Sport

* Switch (basketball), change of defensive assignments during a play * Switch (pickleball), a call, made by one doubles partner to the other, to switch sides * Switch stance, riding a skateboard, snowboard or other device in the direction not preferred by the rider * Switch, a mascot of the

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles The , often shortened as the , are a baseball team based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It has played in Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League since the team's formation in November 2004. The team is owned by the Internet shopping ...

Technology and computing

Switch (app) Switch was a mobile-only job-matching app that connected candidates directly to hiring managers. Candidates could upload their resumes and connect their social and professional media profiles, but remain anonymous while searching. Users receive ...

, for job searching * Switch (command line), a directive added to a text command to modify its behavior * Switch (programming), a programming language statement which controls program flow *

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 of ...

, an open electricity system model, primarily applied to Hawaii * Circuit switch, a component in a circuit-switched telecommunications network * Context switch, performed by an operating system in response to an interrupt * Nintendo Switch, an eighth generation hybrid (home + handheld) video game console *

Packet switch In telecommunications, packet switching is a method of grouping data into '' packets'' that are transmitted over a digital network. Packets are made of a header and a payload. Data in the header is used by networking hardware to direct the pack ...

, a component in a packet-switched data network **

Network switch A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device. A netw ...

, a computer networking device that uses a form of packet switching * Switch access, the use of custom devices to make computing available to people with severe physical or cognitive impairment *

SWITCH Information Technology Services SWITCH is a Swiss foundation managing the .ch and .li country-code top-level domains for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, respectively. As the Swiss national research and education network A national research and education network (NREN) is a ...

, the Swiss education and research network *

Telephone switch telephone exchange, telephone switch, or central office is a telecommunications system used in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or in large enterprises. It interconnects telephone subscriber lines or virtual circuits of digital syste ...

, the central part of a telephone system * Wire switches, on trolley wires * Payment Switch, an application that switches payment transactions between issuers and acquirers

As a proper name

Brands and enterprises

* Switch (advertising agency) *

Switch (company) Switch is a company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, that develops and operates the SUPERNAP data center facilities and provides colocation, telecommunications, cloud services, and content ecosystems.Overgaard, Krist"Switch SUPERNAP Named as the Fir ...

, a Nevada-based telecommunications company *

Switch (debit card) Switch was a debit card brand in the United Kingdom from 1988 until 2002. It was then merged with Maestro, which is owned by MasterCard. History Switch was launched in 1988 by Midland Bank, National Westminster Bank and The Royal Bank of Scotla ...

, introduced in the UK in 1988 and later renamed Maestro * Switch (guitars), a brand of electric guitars and basses made from a synthetic material * Switch Mobility, manufacturer of electric buses, owned by Ashok Leyland * Switch Press, an imprint of

Capstone Publishers Capstone is a publisher of children’s books and digital products. Capstone focuses on the educational market. They also sell to the trade market and internationally. Capstone publishes nonfiction, fiction, picture books, interactive books, aud ...

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''The Switch'' (1963 film), a British crime drama * ''Switch'' (1991 film), an American comedy by Blake Edwards * ''The Switch'', a 1993 American film about Larry McAfee and Dr. Russ Fine * ''Switch'' (2007 film), a Norwegian snowboard drama * ''The Switch'' (2010 film), an American romantic comedy * ''Switch'' (2011 film), a French action film * ''Switch'' (2012 film), an American documentary about alternative energy * ''Switch'' (2013 film), a Chinese action film * ''The Switch'' (2022 film), a Canadian drama film directed by Michel Kandinsky * ''Switch'' (2023 film), a South Korean comedy drama film * Switch (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' franchise

Games

Switch (card game) Switch, also called Two Four Jacks or Irish Switch, or Last Card, in New Zealand, is a shedding-type card game for two or more players that is popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland and as alternative incarnations in other regions. The sole aim ...

, a shedding-type game * Nintendo Switch, a hybrid video game console

Literature and periodicals

* ''Switch'' (manga), a Japanese manga series by Otoh Saki and Tomomi Nakamura * ''Switch'' (2018 manga), a Japanese basketball-themed manga by Atsushi Namikiri * ''The Switch'', a 1978 novel by Elmore Leonard * ''Switch'' (Mexican magazine), a music magazine * ''Switch'' (Romanian magazine), an LGBT magazine

Music

=Performers

= * Switch (band), an American R&B/funk band *

Switches (band) Switches were an English indie rock band, consisting of members Matt Bishop (lead vocals and guitar), Ollie Thomas (guitar and backing vocals), Maxwell Tite (bass guitar) and James Gardiner pka Jimmy G (drums Career The band initially met whil ...

, a 2000s English rock band * DJ Switch (disambiguation), several DJs

=Albums

= * ''Switch'' (Golden Earring album) or the title song, "The Switch", 1975 * ''Switch'' (INXS album), 2005 * ''Switch'' (Switch album), 1978 * ''Switch'' (EP), by Schaft, 1994 * ''The Switch'' (Body/Head album), 2018 * ''The Switch'' (Emily King album) or the title song, 2015

=Songs

= * "Switch" (Fluke song), 2003 * "Switch" (Howie B song), 1997 * "Switch" (Iggy Azalea song), 2017 * "Switch" (Lisa song), 2004 * "Switch" (Will Smith song), 2005 * "Switch", by 6lack from ''

East Atlanta Love Letter ''East Atlanta Love Letter'' is the second studio album by American singer 6lack. It was released on September 14, 2018 by Love Renaissance, LVRN and Interscope Records. This is the follow up to his 2016 release, "Free 6lack". The production on th ...

'', 2018 * "Switch", by

Afrojack Nick Leonardus van de Wall (; born 9 September 1987), better known as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, music producer and remixer from Spijkenisse, South Holland. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album '' Forget the Worl ...

and

Jewelz & Sparks Jewelz & Sparks are a German DJ and production duo consisting of Julius Voigtländer (born 1984) and Gregor Brechmann (born 1991) that formed in 2011, and they are one of the most successful German EDM projects. The duo is best known for their ...

, 2019 * "Switch", by Ashley Tisdale from ''

Guilty Pleasure A guilty pleasure is something, such as a film, a television program, or a piece of music, that one enjoys despite understanding that it is not generally held in high regard, or is seen as unusual or weird. For example, a person may secretly like ...

'', 2009 * "Switch", by the American band Bright from their self-titled album * "Switch", by the Cure from '' 4:13 Dream'', 2008 * "Switch", by Siouxsie & the Banshees from ''

The Scream ''The Scream'' is a composition created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The agonized face in the painting has become one of the most iconic images of art, seen as symbolizing the anxiety of the human condition. Munch's work, including ...

'', 1978 * "Switch", by Roy Woods from '' Waking at Dawn'', 2016 * "Switch", by Sugababes from ''

Angels with Dirty Faces ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Brothers. It stars James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, The Dead End Kids, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sheridan, and George Bancroft. The screenplay was wri ...

'', 2002 * "The Switch", by Planet Funk from '' Non Zero Sumness'', 2002

Television

=Series

= * ''Switch'' (American TV series), a 1970s series starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert * ''Switch'' (British TV series), a 2012 supernatural comedy-drama series * ''Switch'' (South Korean TV series), a 2018 series * ''Switch'', a 1997 German version of the Australian series ''

Fast Forward To fast-forward is to move forwards through a recording at a speed faster than that at which it would usually be played, for example two times or two point five times. The recordings are usually audio, video or computer data. It is colloquially ...

'' * ''The Switch'' (TV series), a Canadian sitcom * ''

The Switch Drag Race ''The Switch Drag Race'' is a Chilean reality competition television series, presented by Mega as a Chilean version of the hit American show ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. The purpose of the series is to find Chile’s top ''transformista'' (''transfo ...

'', a Chilean reality competition series * ''Switch'', a 2023 American game show

=Episodes

= * "Switch" (''Better Call Saul'') * "Switch" (''NCIS'') * "The Switch" (''Kappa Mikey'') * "The Switch" (''The Rookie'') * "The Switch" (''Seinfeld'')

=Other content

= *

BBC Switch BBC Switch was the brand for BBC content aimed at UK teenagers. The brand was launched on Saturday 20 October 2007 on BBC Two and ceased broadcasting on 18 December 2010. It included a block of television programmes on BBC Two, an online porta ...

, a 2007–2010 brand for content aimed at UK teenagers * Switch? (''The Price Is Right''), a pricing game on ''The Price Is Right''

Other uses

Switch (ad campaign) Switchers was an advertising campaign launched by Apple Computer, Inc. (now Apple Inc.) on June 10, 2002. It featured what the company referred to as "real people" who had "switched" from the Microsoft Windows platform to the Mac. An internation ...

, a 2002 campaign by Apple *

Switch (BDSM) The terms top, bottom, and switch are used to describe roles for the duration of a sexual act or they may more broadly denote a psychological, social, or sexual identity, or indicate one's usual preference. The terms top, bottom, and switch are al ...

, a person who switches between dominant and submissive sex roles * Switch (corporal punishment), a flexible wooden rod used for punishment * The switch (con), a type of swindle *

Railroad switch A railroad switch (), turnout, or ''set ofpoints () is a mechanical installation enabling railway trains to be guided from one track to another, such as at a railway junction or where a spur or siding branches off. The most common t ...

, a mechanical installation that creates a junction between multiple railroad tracks