toggle

/'tɔgl/

Thân thiện

He fastens the kayak's cover with a wooden toggle.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A fastener: A device, typically a peg, pin, or crosspiece, that is inserted into a loop or eye (as in a rope, chain, or cable) to fasten it securely to something else.
   • A hinged switch: A switch or lever that moves on a pivot and can be set in one of two positions, such as on/off.
   • A computing instruction: A command or function that alternates between two states (e.g., on and off, show and hide) each time it is activated.

2. Verb:

   • To fasten or secure: To attach or fasten something using a toggle or in a manner similar to using a toggle.
   • To switch or alternate: To change from one state, setting, or condition to another and back again, especially via a toggle mechanism or command.
   • To provide with a toggle: To equip something with a toggle fastener or switch.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • He secured the sail with a wooden toggle. (He used a wooden peg to fasten the sail.)
  • Flip the toggle on the control panel to start the engine. (Move the hinged switch to the 'on' position.)
  • The mute button is a toggle; press it once to mute, press again to unmute. (The button is an alternating on/off command.)

• Verb:

  • Please toggle the strap to the backpack. (Please fasten the strap using its toggle.)
  • You can toggle between dark and light mode in the app settings. (You can switch back and forth between the two display modes.)
  • The engineer toggled the circuit breaker. (The engineer switched the circuit breaker to its other position.)

Advanced Usage

• "To toggle on/off": To activate or deactivate a feature using a switch-like action.

  • Toggle on the Wi-Fi to connect to the network. (Activate the Wi-Fi using the switch/button.)

• "Toggle state": The current condition (e.g., active/inactive) of something that can be switched.

  • The program saves the last known toggle state of all features. (It remembers which features were on or off.)

Variants and Related Words

• Toggle switch (n): A specific type of switch with a lever that is moved through a small arc to open or close a circuit.

  • The fan speed is controlled by a three-position toggle switch.

• Toggle bolt (n): A fastener for hollow walls, where a wing nut opens behind the wall surface.

  • Use a toggle bolt to hang the heavy mirror securely.

Synonyms

• Noun (fastener): Peg, pin, fastener.
• Noun (switch): Switch, lever, rocker.
• Verb (to switch): Switch, alternate, flip.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Toggle between: To alternate repeatedly between two or more options, states, or views.
  • During the presentation, she toggled between the slides and her notes. (She switched back and forth.)

Related Idioms

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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)
2. a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
3. 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

Verb

1. release by a toggle switch
   • toggle a bomb from an airplane
2. fasten with, or as if with, a toggle
3. provide with a toggle or toggles

Từ đồng nghĩa

• toggle switch
• on-off switch
• on/off switch