Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
dual inline package switch

dual inline package switch

7.4
A small row of tiny switches on a computer board used to set hardware options
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : interruptor DIP
  • Many older computers required users to manually adjust a dual inline package switch rather than using software settings.

Examples

  • The motherboard uses a dual inline package switch to control hardware settings.

  • Before starting up the device, check the dual inline package switch positions to ensure proper configuration.

  • The dual inline package switch allows easy configuration of settings.

  • Many computers use a dual inline package switch for configuration.

  • Before starting up the device, check the dual inline package switch positions to ensure proper configuration.

  • Many older computers required users to manually adjust a dual inline package switch rather than using software settings.

  • The motherboard uses a dual inline package switch to control hardware settings.

Synonyms

selector
vsdual inline package switch
3 4.1

A switch you turn to choose one of several settings

is meant for small mounted hardware use to replace jumpers
on/off switch
vsdual inline package switch
2 2.2

A control that turns a device on or off

is mounted on circuit boards to configure settings rather than general power control
on-off switch
vsdual inline package switch
1 2.0

A control that turns power to a device on or off

is small hardware control used instead of jumpers for setting options
toggle switch
vsdual inline package switch
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A small lever you move to turn electric power on or off

is smaller and used on hardware for replacing jumpers and setting options
DIP switch
vsdual inline package switch
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A small group of tiny manual controls on electronic devices that set options

is small mounted in hardware and used instead of jumpers to set options
selector switch
vsdual inline package switch
1 4.6

A control you move to choose a setting on a machine

is focused on small hardware controls replacing jumpers for configuration
electrical switch
vsdual inline package switch
1 2.8

A device that connects and cuts the flow of electricity to turn a light or machine on and off

is specifically a tiny hardware control used to replace jumpers for configuration

Surface Forms

dual inline package switch singular
dual inline package switches plural

Morphology

dual + inline + package + switch

The components 'dual', 'inline', 'package' and 'switch' are compositional and signal a switch in a two-row packaged form, so a learner can get a general idea that it is a kind of hardware switch. However, the precise meaning (that it refers to a DIP form-factor component used in place of jumpers to configure hardware) is technical jargon and not fully predictable from everyday senses of 'package' and 'inline', making full understanding unlikely for an average B1 learner without domain knowledge.

Etymology

Dual inline package switch is named for how it looks: a small rectangular package with two rows, which explain the dual and inline parts, and tiny on-off switches that sit like a chip on a circuit board. Because you flip those little switches by hand to change hardware 'settings', the name reminds you it is a physical control used instead of software.