toggle

toggle
Synonyms and related words:
ankle, articulate, articulation, batten, batten down, bolt, boundary, buckle, butt, button, cervix, clasp, cleat, clinch, clip, closure, connecting link, connecting rod, connection, coupling, deck out, doll up, dovetail, dress up, elbow, embrace, fix up, gliding joint, gussy up, hasp, hinge, hinged joint, hip, hitch, hook, interface, jam, join, joining, joint, juncture, knee, knuckle, latch, link, lock, miter, mortise, nail, neck, peg, pin, pivot, pivot joint, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw, seam, sew, shoulder, skewer, slick, smarten up, snap, spiff, spruce up, staple, stick, stitch, suture, symphysis, tack, tie rod, toggle joint, union, wedge, weld, wrist, zipper|

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  • Toggle — Tog gle, v. t. (Computer programming) To change the value of (a program variable) by activating a toggle switch; as, to toggle the view from character to graphic mode; to toggle the keyboard input from insert to overtype mode. [PJC] {Toggle iron} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • toggle — [täg′əl] n. [prob. naut. var. of dial. tuggle, freq. of TUG] 1. a rod, pin, or bolt for insertion between the strands or through a loop of a rope, through a link of a chain, etc. to make an attachment, prevent slipping, or tighten by twisting:… …   English World dictionary

  • Toggle — Tog gle, n. [Cf. {Tug}.] [Written also {toggel}.] 1. (Naut.) A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight or ring; a kind of button or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toggle — may refer to: *Toggle Mechanism *Toggle switch *Toggling harpoon *A type of textile closure, like an elongated button …   Wikipedia

  • toggle — United Kingdom An option for a borrower to choose that interest (usually on mezzanine debt) be capitalised rather than paid in cash. The interest that is capitalised is said to have been paid in kind so a toggle mechanism is also sometimes known… …   Law dictionary

  • toggle — ► NOUN 1) a narrow piece of wood or plastic attached to a garment, pushed through a loop to act as a fastener. 2) Computing a key or command that is operated the same way but with opposite effect on successive occasions. ► VERB Computing ▪ switch …   English terms dictionary

  • Toggle —   [dt. »Kippschalter«], ein Schalter, der nur eine von zwei Stellungen einnehmen kann (gedrückt oder nicht gedrückt). Ein Beispiel ist die Feststelltaste auf der Tastatur …   Universal-Lexikon

  • toggle — toggler, n. /tog euhl/, n., v., toggled, toggling. 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 similarly treated. 2. a toggle joint, or a device …   Universalium

  • toggle — {{11}}toggle (n.) 1769, short pin passed through the eye of a rope, a nautical word of uncertain origin, perhaps a frequentative form of tog tug. Meaning a kind of wall fastener is recorded from 1934. Toggle bolt is from 1794; toggle switch first …   Etymology dictionary

  • toggle — I UK [ˈtɒɡ(ə)l] / US [ˈtɑɡ(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms toggle : singular toggle plural toggles 1) a small piece of wood or plastic used like a button for fastening clothes 2) computing a key or command (= instruction) on a computer that you… …   English dictionary

  • toggle — tog•gle [[t]ˈtɒg əl[/t]] n. v. gled, gling 1) bui 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) bui a toggle joint, or a device having one 3) clo an… …   From formal English to slang

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