TOGGLE

toggle

Noun

  1. A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
  2. A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric.
  3. A toggle switch.
  4. A circle of leather, plastic (Cub Scouts) etc, resembling a napkin holder to keep the neckerchief in place.
  5. A horizontal piece of wood that is placed on a door, flat, or other wooden structure, but is not on one of the edges of the structure.

Verb

  1. to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.
    Clicking a button will alternately toggle its light on OR off.
  2. to switch between alternate states.
    toggle to lower/upper case
    You can quickly toggle the case of selected text by pressing Shift+C


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