switching

Plural: switchings

Noun

• the act of changing one thing or position for another
• The act or process of something that switches.
• Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
• The act or process of something that switches.
• Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
• The act or process of something that switches.
• The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
• The act or process of something that switches.
• The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
• The act or process of something that switches.
• Change from one product or service provider to another.
• The act or process of something that switches.
• The process of transferring data packets from one device to another in a network, or from one network to another.

Verb

• change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
• exchange or give (something) in exchange for
• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
• make a shift in or exchange of
• cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation
• flog with or as if with a flexible rod
• reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
• present participle and gerund of switch

Synonyms

alternate, change, change over, exchange, flip, flip-flop, interchange, shift, swap, switch, switch over, swop, tack, throw, trade