to toggle
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- verb
- /ˈtɑɡəl/
- Specialized
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alternar
- During the presentation, he showed how to toggle between different display options on the projector.
- toggle the switch
- toggle the button
- toggle airplane mode
Let's see if we can toggle the bar one more time.
- Let's see if we can toggle the bar one more time.
- You basically go into BIOS, literally toggle something and then there you go.
- It automatically goes Nectar to Avios, so make sure you toggle that button so it goes Avios to Nectar.
- The scientists in the Rat Maze Chocolate study said, and I quote these results suggest, that the brain can quickly toggle between an old habit and a new habit.
Examples
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I set up "triple click home button" to toggle VoiceOver on or off.
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In the recorded file, you can toggle the camera name as well as the timestamp on and off.
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There should be a red switch; toggle it up.
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I'm going to click here bottom right to toggle off the bottom panel.
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Use the volume buttons to toggle through these modes; hit the Power button to select Recovery.
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I still have to go into settings to toggle things like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
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Sprint allows you to toggle the personal hotspot from quick settings; AT&T does not.
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Tapping Settings lets you adjust brightness, switch WiFi networks, enable airplane mode, and toggle lock screen rotation.
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To save battery life, you can easily toggle Wi-Fi on and off in the settings menu.
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She quickly toggled the switch to turn the lights on in her bedroom.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make a machine or light start working
Compounds
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1
6.9
A metal screw with a spring part that opens inside a hollow wall to hold heavy items
- Specialized
Two arms connected at a hinge that straighten to push hard at their ends
Surface Forms
Etymology
To toggle (operate a switch) grew from the idea of moving a small peg from one place to another, so it now means quickly changing between two states. So to toggle a switch is to move it from 'on' to 'off' or back again.