Switch — For other uses, see Switch (disambiguation). Electrical switches. Top, left to right: circuit breaker, mercury switch, wafer switch, DIP switch, surface mount switch, reed switch. Bottom, left to right: wall switch (U.S. style), miniature toggle… … Wikipedia
switch — I. noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch twig Date: 1592 1. a slender flexible whip, rod, or twig < a riding switch > 2. an act of switching: as a. a blow with a switch b. a shift from one to another c. a change from the usual < that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Stepping switch — In electrical controls, a stepping switch is an electromechanical device which allows an input connection to be connected to one of a number of possible output connections, under the control of a series of electrical pulses. They could step on… … Wikipedia
Kill Switch...Klick — promo shot from 1993 (L to R, D.A. Sebasstian, Victoria Knight Mike Ditmore). Background information Ori … Wikipedia
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2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire — {| Location map|Hertfordshire label= background=white lat= 51.764 long= 0.424 caption=Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire float=right width=195The 2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire was caused by a series of explosions early on the morning … Wikipedia
Screw terminal — A screw terminal is a type of electrical connector where a wire is clamped down to metal by a screw. The wire is sometimes just stripped of electrical insulation at the end, and is bent in a U or J shape to fit around the shaft of the screw.… … Wikipedia
Data terminal equipment — (DTE) is an end instrument that converts user information into signals or reconverts received signals. These can also be called tail circuits. A DTE device communicates with the data circuit terminating equipment (DCE). The DTE/DCE classification … Wikipedia