switching

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

switching
    n 1: the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his
         switch on abortion cost him the election" [syn: {switch},
         {switching}, {shift}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Switch \Switch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Switched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Switching}.]
   1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.
      --Chapman.
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   2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.
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   3. To trim, as, a hedge. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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   4. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by
      a switch; -- generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch
      off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.
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   5. (Eccl.) To shift to another circuit.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Switching \Switch"ing\,
   a. & n. from {Switch}, v.
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   {Switching engine}, a locomotive for switching cars from one
      track to another, and making up trains; -- called also
      {switch engine}. [U.S.]
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from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

switching

   <networking> Establishing the correct path through a network
   for a single packet of data ({packet switching}) or a
   persistent end-to-end connection ({circuit switching}).

   (2007-08-16)