bait and switch | a deceptive way of selling that involves advertising a product at a very low price in order to attract customers who are then persuaded to switch to a more expensive product |
switch switching shift | the act of changing one thing or position for another, his switch on abortion cost him the election |
access | the act of approaching or entering, he gained access to the building |
switch | a basketball maneuver, two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other |
port-access coronary bypass surgery | heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine |
access approach | a way of entering or leaving, he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge |
access memory access | (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information |
access road slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
DIP switch dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
disk access | memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored |
doorway door room access threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building, the space that a door can close, he stuck his head in the doorway |
ignition switch | switch that operates a solenoid that closes a circuit to operate the starter |
random-access memory random access memory random memory RAM read write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
selector selector switch | a switch that is used to select among alternatives |
standby | something that can be relied on when needed |
switch | a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment |
switch electric switch electrical switch | control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit |
switch | railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections, used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock |
switch | hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair, used by women to give shape to a coiffure |
switch engine donkey engine | a locomotive for switching rolling stock in a railroad yard |
three-way switch three-point switch | an electric switch that has three terminals, used to control a circuit from two different locations |
time-switch | a switch set to operate at a desired time |
toggle switch toggle on-off switch on off switch | a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions |
access | the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) |
entree access accession admission admittance | the right to enter |
access access code | a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) |
substitution permutation transposition replacement switch | an event in which one thing is substituted for another, the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood |
switch-hitter | a baseball player who can bat either right or left handed |
switch-hitter | slang term for a bisexual person |
understudy standby | an actor able to replace a regular performer when required |
switch grass Panicum virgatum | grass of western America used for hay |
small cane switch cane Arundinaria tecta | small cane of watery or moist areas in southern United States |
dog laurel dog hobble switch-ivy Leucothoe fontanesiana Leucothoe editorum | fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers |
distributed data processing remote-access data processing teleprocessing | data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities |
access time | (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive, access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead |
interchange tack switch alternate flip flip-flop | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) |
switch over switch exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence |
switch change over shift | make a shift in or exchange of, First Joe led, then we switched |
switch shift change | lay aside, abandon, or leave for another, switch to a different brand of beer, She switched psychiatrists, The car changed lanes |
switch | flog with or as if with a flexible rod |
switch-hit | bat right-handed against a left-handed and left-handed against a right-handed pitcher |
throw flip switch | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation, switch on the light, throw the lever |
switch on turn on | cause to operate by flipping a switch, switch on the light, turn on the stereo |
switch off cut turn off turn out | cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch, Turn off the stereo, please, cut the engine, turn out the lights |
access get at | reach or gain access to, How does one access the attic in this house?, I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof |
de-access | dispose of by selling, the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money, the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines |
access | obtain or retrieve from a storage device, as of information on a computer |
trade swap swop switch | exchange or give (something) in exchange for |
standby | ready for emergency use, a standby generator, a standby crew |