switching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

Verb

switching

1. present participle and gerund of switch

Noun

switching (countable and uncountable, plural switchings)

1. 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/service provider to another.

Derived terms

• bank switching
• code-switching
• code switching
• packet switching
• Q-switching
• switching algebra
• switching function
• switching yard

 

Translations

transference of an investment

• Italian: trasferimento (it) m

movement from one track to another

• Italian: cambio (it) m

change provider

• Italian: passaggio (it) m, trasferimento (it) m

Anagrams

• Gwitchins, witchings