"DIP switch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: DIP switches [plural]
Etymology: From DIP (“dual in-line package”) + switch. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|DIP|switch|t1=dual in-line package}} DIP (“dual in-line package”) + switch Head templates: {{en-noun}} DIP switch (plural DIP switches)
  1. (electronics, computing) A miniature switch designed to be attached to a circuit board to customize the behavior of the circuit. Categories (topical): Computing, Electronics Synonyms: dip switch, dip-switch, dipswitch Translations (miniature switch designed to be attached to a circuit board to customize the behavior of the circuit): DIP-kytkin (Finnish), dippikytkin (Finnish), دیپ سوئیچ (dip su'ič) (Persian)

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