selector
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- noun
- /sɪˈlɛktər/
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selector
- Now we'll setup the frequency selector to pick up only those frequencies transmitted over, oh, a 100 thousand cycles.
- selector switch
Same goes for the drive mode selector right beneath the engine starter switch.
- Same goes for the drive mode selector right beneath the engine starter switch.
- The gear selector action in this car isn't Porsche esque.
- If you turn the selector to the right, that prediction will control the timing of the Peltier heating and the timing of the electromagnet.
- I would say give us an option if we would like to just go straight to the resolution selector.
- And then you go ahead and put a yoke in the vehicle and you take away the transmission selector thing to put it into reverse and drive.
Examples
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Each model has 5-, 10-, and 20-fps ranges that are switch-selectable internally by means of slide selector switches.
Academic text (1995) -
The gear selector rises from the center console.
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If this occurs, turn the speed selector to off, and then turn it back on to a lower speed.
Blog text (6) -
And then as mentioned, we have our drive mode selector, which is the most satisfying input on the whole car probably.
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Same goes for the drive mode selector right beneath the engine starter switch.
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You can use the aforementioned boot drive selector in Windows 8 to pick which OS you'd like to make the default.
Blog text (11) -
If you turn the selector to the right, that prediction will control the timing of the Peltier heating and the timing of the electromagnet.
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Features include a NEMA-4X enclosure, a selector switch for automatic or manual operation, and a 4- to 20-mA position feedback signal.
Academic text (1996) -
I reached back into the bag and tweaked the radio's frequency selector slowly up and down the range I had selected as possibly being used by the creatures.
Fiction book (1999) -
To change the radio station, simply turn the selector dial until you find your favorite channel.
Synonyms
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3.9
A control that changes between two states like on and off
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4.6
A control you move to choose a setting on a machine
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Etymology
Selector comes from the Latin root select meaning 'to choose' and the ending -or meaning 'one who does something'. Think of a radio or oven knob as a little 'chooser' that picks the band or temperature, which is why a selector is a device that chooses settings.