"switching" meaning in English

See switching in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /swɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Forms: switchings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} switching (countable and uncountable, plural switchings)
  1. The act or process of something that switches.
    Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-switching-en-noun-ppNCcEqi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 2 6 21 31
  2. The act or process of something that switches.
    Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-switching-en-noun-dMQd5GnA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 2 6 21 31
  3. The act or process of something that switches.
    The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (transference of an investment): trasferimento [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-switching-en-noun-Ue-dnz85 Disambiguation of 'transference of an investment': 7 2 86 2 2
  4. The act or process of something that switches.
    The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (movement from one track to another): cambio [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-switching-en-noun-sw3i9~yn Disambiguation of 'movement from one track to another': 2 15 19 42 22
  5. The act or process of something that switches.
    Change from one product/service provider to another.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (change provider): passaggio [masculine] (Italian), trasferimento [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-switching-en-noun--7O8CT~~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 2 6 21 31 Disambiguation of 'change provider': 36 7 1 2 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bank switching, code-switching, code switching, packet switching, Q-switching, switching algebra, switching function, switching yard

Verb

IPA: /swɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} switching
  1. present participle and gerund of switch Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: switch
    Sense id: en-switching-en-verb-L7Fgy7Km Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 2 6 21 31

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for switching meaning in English (3.8kB)

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