switching
noun/ˈswɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
› The act or process of something that switches.
1
Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
2
Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
3
The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
4
The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
5
Change from one product or service provider to another.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Networking, Physical sciences, Sciences The process of transferring data packets from one device to another in a network, or from one network to another.
- Derived terms
- bank switching, code-switching, code switching, expenditure switching, in-plane switching, nonswitching, packet switching, phenotypic switching, photoswitching, Q-switching, switching algebra, switching function, switching yard