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In electricity, a switch is a device that can connect, disconnect, or divert current in an electrical circuit.

Switch or The Switch may also refer to:

Sport

• Switch (basketball), change of defensive assignments during a play
• Switch (pickleball), a call, made by one doubles partner to the other, to switch sides
• Switch hitter, a baseball player who can bat left- and right-handed
• Switch stance, riding a skateboard, snowboard or other device in the direction not preferred by the rider
• Switch, a mascot of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Technology and computing

• Switch (app), for job searching
• Switch (command line), a directive added to a text command to modify its behavior
• Switch (programming), a programming language statement which controls program flow
• SWITCH, an open electricity system model, primarily applied to Hawaii
• Circuit switch, a component in a circuit-switched telecommunications network
• Context switch, performed by an operating system in response to an interrupt
• Glock switch, a small device that can be attached to the rear of the slide of a Glock handgun, converting the semi-automatic pistol into a machine pistol capable of fully automatic fire
• Nintendo Switch, an eighth generation hybrid (home + handheld) video game console and successor to the Wii U
• Packet switch, a component in a packet-switched data network
  • Network switch, a computer networking device that uses a form of packet switching
• Switch access, the use of custom devices to make computing available to people with severe physical or cognitive impairment
• SWITCH Information Technology Services, the Swiss education and research network
• Telephone switch, the central part of a telephone system
• Wire switches, on trolley wires
• Payment Switch, an application that switches payment transactions between issuers and acquirers

As a proper name

Brands and enterprises

• Switch (company), a Nevada-based telecommunications company
• Switch (debit card), introduced in the UK in 1988 and later renamed Maestro
• Switch Mobility, manufacturer of electric buses, owned by Ashok Leyland
• Switch Press, an imprint of Capstone Publishers

Arts and entertainment

Film

• The Switch (1963 film), a British crime drama
• Switch (1991 film), an American comedy by Blake Edwards
• The Switch, a 1993 American film about Larry McAfee and Dr. Russ Fine
• Switch (2007 film), a Norwegian snowboard drama
• The Switch (2010 film), an American romantic comedy
• Switch (2011 film), a French action film
• Switch (2012 film), an American documentary about alternative energy
• Switch (2013 film), a Chinese action film
• The Switch (2022 film), a Canadian drama film directed by Michel Kandinsky
• Switch (2023 film), a South Korean comedy drama film
• Switch (The Matrix), a character in the Matrix franchise
• Switch, a character from the South African animated film Seal Team

Games

• Switch (card game), a shedding-type game
• Nintendo Switch, a hybrid video game console
• 1-2 Switch, a 2017 Nintendo Switch party game
• Everybody 1-2-Switch!, a 2023 Nintendo Switch party game

Literature and periodicals

• Switch (manga), a Japanese manga series by Otoh Saki and Tomomi Nakamura
• Switch (2018 manga), a Japanese basketball-themed manga by Atsushi Namikiri
• The Switch, a 1978 novel by Elmore Leonard
• Switch (Mexican magazine), a music magazine
• Switch (Romanian magazine), an LGBT magazine

Music

Performers

• Switch (band), an American R&B/funk band
• Switches (band), a 2000s English rock band
• DJ Switch (disambiguation), several DJs

Albums

• Switch (Golden Earring album) or the title song, "The Switch", 1975
• Switch (INXS album), 2005
• Switch (Switch album), 1978
• Switch (EP), by Schaft, 1994
• The Switch (Body/Head album), 2018
• The Switch (Emily King album) or the title song, 2015

Songs

• "Switch" (Fluke song), 2003
• "Switch" (Howie B song), 1997
• "Switch" (Iggy Azalea song), 2017
• "Switch" (Lisa song), 2004
• "Switch" (Will Smith song), 2005
• "Switch", by 6lack from East Atlanta Love Letter, 2018
• "Switch", by Afrojack and Jewelz & Sparks, 2019
• "Switch", by Ashley Tisdale from Guilty Pleasure, 2009
• "Switch", by the American band Bright from their self-titled album
• "Switch", by the Cure from 4:13 Dream, 2008
• "Switch", by Siouxsie & the Banshees from The Scream, 1978
• "Switch", by Roy Woods from Waking at Dawn, 2016
• "Switch", by Sugababes from Angels with Dirty Faces, 2002
• "The Switch", by Planet Funk from Non Zero Sumness, 2002

Television

Series

• Switch (American TV series), a 1970s series starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert
• Switch (British TV series), a 2012 supernatural comedy-drama series
• Switch (South Korean TV series), a 2018 series
• Switch, a 1997 German version of the Australian series Fast Forward
• The Switch (TV series), a Canadian sitcom
• The Switch Drag Race, a Chilean reality competition series
• Switch (game show), a 2023 American game show

Episodes

• "Switch" (Better Call Saul)
• "Switch" (NCIS)
• "The Switch" (Kappa Mikey)
• "The Switch" (The Rookie)
• "The Switch" (Seinfeld)

Other content

• BBC Switch, a 2007–2010 brand for content aimed at UK teenagers
• Switch? (The Price Is Right), a pricing game on The Price Is Right

Other uses

• Switch (ad campaign), a 2002 campaign by Apple
• Switch (BDSM), a person who switches between dominant and submissive sex roles
• Switch (corporal punishment), a flexible wooden rod used for punishment
• The switch (con), a type of swindle
• Railroad switch, a mechanical installation that creates a junction between multiple railroad tracks

See also

• Switching (disambiguation)
• Code-switching (disambiguation)
• Switch mode (disambiguation)

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