toggle switch

A switch actuated by moving a small lever; usually an on/off switch with two positions.

Noun

  1. A switch actuated by moving a small lever; usually an on/off switch with two positions.
  2. A control resembling such a switch, allowing a setting to be enabled or disabled.
    • When we add code modules, we will have an additional folder called (surprise!) Modules. We can use this toggle switch to display/hide all items within our folders. - 2013, John Connell, Beginning Visual Basic 6 Database...
    • […] most participants (17 out of 20) had problems using toggle switches and preferred checkboxes instead. - 2023, Leszek A. Maciaszek, Maurice D. Mulvenna, Martina Ziefle, Information and Communication Technologies for...

    Coordinate Terms: checkbox radio button

Origin

From the similarity of the control lever in early designs to a toggle.

Forms

toggle switches

Synonyms

toggle flip switch paddle switch snap switch