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tog·gle

(tŏg′əl)

1. A pin, rod, or crosspiece fitted or inserted into a loop in a rope, chain, or strap to prevent slipping, to tighten, or to hold an attached object.

2. A device or an apparatus with a toggle joint.

v. tog·gled, tog·gling, tog·gles

v.tr.

To furnish or fasten with a toggle.

v.intr.

To alternate between two or more electronic, mechanical, or computer-related options, usually by the operation of a single switch or keystroke: toggled back and forth between two windows on the screen.

[Origin unknown.]

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toggle

(ˈtɒɡəl)

1. (Mechanical Engineering) a wooden peg or metal rod fixed crosswise through an eye at the end of a rope, chain, or cable, for fastening temporarily by insertion through an eye in another rope, chain, etc

2. (Clothing & Fashion) a wooden or plastic bar-shaped button inserted through a loop for fastening

3. (Knots) a pin inserted into a nautical knot to keep it secure

4. (Mechanical Engineering) machinery a toggle joint or a device having such a joint

5. (tr) to supply or fasten with a toggle or toggles

6. (Computer Science) computing (often foll by: between) to switch to a different option, view, application, etc

[C18: of unknown origin]

ˈtoggler n

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tog•gle

(ˈtɒg əl)

n., v. -gled, -gling. n.

1. a pin, bolt, or rod placed transversely through a chain, an eye or loop in a rope, etc., as to bind it temporarily to another chain or rope.

2. a toggle joint, or a device having one.

3. an ornamental, rod-shaped button for inserting into a large buttonhole, loop, or frog, used esp. on sports clothes.

v.t.

4. to furnish with a toggle.

5. to bind or fasten with a toggle.

6. to control or manipulate with a toggle switch.

v.i.

7. to shift back and forth between two settings or modes of computer operation by means of a key or programmed keystroke.

[1760–70]

tog′gler, n.

toggle

Past participle: toggled
Gerund: toggling

Imperative
toggle
toggle

Present
I toggle
you toggle
he/she/it toggles
we toggle
you toggle
they toggle

Preterite
I toggled
you toggled
he/she/it toggled
we toggled
you toggled
they toggled

Present Continuous
I am toggling
you are toggling
he/she/it is toggling
we are toggling
you are toggling
they are toggling

Present Perfect
I have toggled
you have toggled
he/she/it has toggled
we have toggled
you have toggled
they have toggled

Past Continuous
I was toggling
you were toggling
he/she/it was toggling
we were toggling
you were toggling
they were toggling

Past Perfect
I had toggled
you had toggled
he/she/it had toggled
we had toggled
you had toggled
they had toggled

Future
I will toggle
you will toggle
he/she/it will toggle
we will toggle
you will toggle
they will toggle

Future Perfect
I will have toggled
you will have toggled
he/she/it will have toggled
we will have toggled
you will have toggled
they will have toggled

Future Continuous
I will be toggling
you will be toggling
he/she/it will be toggling
we will be toggling
you will be toggling
they will be toggling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been toggling
you have been toggling
he/she/it has been toggling
we have been toggling
you have been toggling
they have been toggling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been toggling
you will have been toggling
he/she/it will have been toggling
we will have been toggling
you will have been toggling
they will have been toggling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been toggling
you had been toggling
he/she/it had been toggling
we had been toggling
you had been toggling
they had been toggling

Conditional
I would toggle
you would toggle
he/she/it would toggle
we would toggle
you would toggle
they would toggle

Past Conditional
I would have toggled
you would have toggled
he/she/it would have toggled
we would have toggled
you would have toggled
they would have toggled

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Noun	1.	toggle - any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time program line, instruction, statement, command - (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
	2.	toggle - a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions on/off switch, on-off switch, toggle switch DIP switch, dual inline package switch - (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user electric switch, electrical switch, switch - control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
	3.	toggle - a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable) fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
Verb	1.	toggle - provide with a toggle or toggles furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	toggle - fasten with, or as if with, a toggle fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	3.	toggle - release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane" let go, let go of, release, relinquish - release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall"

Translations

lülitamalülitivahetama

kytkin

olivetta olivetta di alamaro

toggle

[ˈtɒgl]

A. N (on coat) → botón m alargado de madera

B. CPD toggle key N (Comput) → tecla f de conmutación binaria
toggle switch N (Elec) → conmutador m de palanca

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

toggle

[ˈtɒg^əl] n → brandebourg mtoggle key n → touche f à basculetoggle switch n → interrupteur m à bascule

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

toggle

n → Knebel m; (on clothes) → Knebelknopf m; (on tent) → Seilzug m

vi (Comput) → hin- und herschalten, ein-/ausschalten

toggle

toggle button

n (Comput) → Umschaltfläche f

toggle key

n (Comput) → Umschalttaste f

toggle switch

n → Kipp(hebel)schalter m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

toggle

[ˈtɒgl] n (on coat) → olivetta

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He leapt up on the seat, and, at imminent risk of falling headlong, released the grapnel-rope from the toggle that held it, sprang on to the trail rope and disengaged that also.

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CARDIGANS and jumpers for young boys have been recalled by a major store because of fears that the toggles could be a choking hazard.

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Many Galaxy S4 users may not realize that when they access their notification panels, they can swipe the five toggles to the right with one finger to access the others.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Tips: 3 Easy Ways To Access The Toggle Menu

Milacron says the Magna toggle machines cost only about 5% more than previous standard hydraulic toggles and come within 5% to 7% of the energy consumption of all-electrics at much lower cost.

More hydraulic presses get energy-saving servo drives

has expanded its vehicle controls product offering with a new above-panel Sealed Vehicle Rocker (SVR) and XT Series toggles. The SVR switches are designed for the marine, heavy-duty truck, specialty, utility, agriculture and construction vehicle markets.

Sealed Vehicle Rocker switches

* Accents--Unbreakable polycarbonate plastic, dishwasher and microwave safe, stackable, soft-touch squeeze toggles, * Icehot--Unbreakable polycarbonate plastic, dishwasher and microwave safe, stackable, space-saving rectangular shape, clip toggles for easy one-hand operation, designed for use from the freezer to microwave, * Stack & Seal Canisters--Durable polystyrene plastic, stackable, squeeze-toggle lid for ease in opening, * Storers--Durable polystyrene plastic, stackable, space-saving rectangular shape, clip toggles for easy one-handed operation, * Store-All--Durable polystyrene plastic functional in a horizontal or an upright position, clear bases, squeeze-toggle lids