Switching may refer to:

Computing and technology

* Switching, functions performed by a

switch In electrical engineering, a switch is an electrical component that can disconnect or connect the conducting path in an electrical circuit, interrupting the electric current or diverting it from one conductor to another. The most common type o ...

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Electronic switch In electronics, an electronic switch is a switch controlled by an Passivity (engineering), active electronic component or device. Without using moving parts, they are called solid state switches, which distinguishes them from mechanical switches. ...

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Packet switching In telecommunications, packet switching is a method of grouping Data (computing), data into short messages in fixed format, i.e. ''network packet, packets,'' that are transmitted over a digital Telecommunications network, network. Packets consi ...

, a digital networking communications methodology ***

LAN switching A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, Ethernet switch, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destinati ...

, packet switching on Local Area Networks **

Telephone switching A telephone exchange, telephone switch, or central office is a central component of a telecommunications system in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or in large enterprises. It facilitates the establishment of communication circuits ...

, the activity performed by a

telephone exchange A telephone exchange, telephone switch, or central office is a central component of a telecommunications system in the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or in large enterprises. It facilitates the establishment of communication circuits ...

(telephone switching machine) * Switching, a synonym for shunting in rail transport

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Switching (ecology) Prey switching is frequency-dependent selection, frequency-dependent predation, where the predator preferentially consumes the most common type of prey. The phenomenon has also been described as apostatic selection, however the two terms are general ...

, a pattern of predation describing predators' selection of food based on its abundance * ''Switching'' (film), a 2003 Danish interactive film *

Switching (pickleball) This glossary provides definitions and context for terminology related to, and jargon specific to, the sport of pickleball. Words or phrases in italics can be found on the list in their respective alphabetic sections. 0–9 ;0–0:See '' Zero� ...

, when doubles partners switch sides of their court *

Code-switching In linguistics, code-switching or language alternation occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation or situation. These alternations are generally intended to ...

, of languages *

Immunoglobulin class switching Immunoglobulin class switching, also known as isotype switching, isotypic commutation or class-switch recombination (CSR), is a biological mechanism that changes a B cell's production of immunoglobulin from one type to another, such as from the ...

, an immunological mechanism that changes the type of antibody produced by B cells *

Task switching (psychology) Task may refer to: * Task (computing) In computers, computing, a task is a unit of execution (computing), execution or a unit of work. The term is ambiguous; precise alternative terms include ''process (computing), process'', light-weight pro ...

, an experimental research paradigm used in cognitive psychology

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