Switch
nounid
4298·updated May 9, 2026verified
A device that connects more than two LAN segments that use the same data link and network protocol.
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Network95%rule-basedr:entity.network.gear.v1
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- electric switchelectrical switchpickshiftswitchingtransposition
- plural
- Switches
- possessive
- Switch's
- pluralpossessive
- Switches'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A switch is a networking device that keeps track of MAC addresses attached to each of its ports so that data is only transmitted on the ports that are the intended recipient of the data.
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- §1
- A device that connects more than two LAN segments that use the same data link and network protocol.
- §1
- the act of changing one thing or position for another
- §2
- a basketball maneuver in which defending players change the target they're guarding in mid-play
- §3
- a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
- §4
- control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
- §5
- railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections
- §6
- hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair
- §7
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
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