DUAL INLINE PACKAGE SWITCH

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(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

Synonyms:

DIP switch; dual inline package switch

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dual inline package switch" is a kind of...):

on-off switch; on/off switch; toggle; toggle switch (a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

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