In electricity, a switch is a device that can connect, disconnect, or divert current in an electrical circuit.

Switch or The Switch may also refer to:

Sport

  • Switch (basketball), change of defensive assignments during a play
  • Switch (pickleball), a call, made by one doubles partner to the other, to switch sides
  • Switch hitter, a baseball player who can bat left- and right-handed
  • Switch stance, riding a skateboard, snowboard or other device in the direction not preferred by the rider
  • Switch, a mascot of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Technology

Computing

  • Switch (app), for job searching
  • Switch (command line), a directive added to a text command to modify its behavior
  • <code>switch</code> statement, a programming language statement which controls program flow
  • Context switch, performed by an operating system in response to an interrupt
  • Packet switch, a component in a packet-switched data network
  • Network switch, a computer networking device that uses a form of packet switching
  • Switch access, the use of custom devices to make computing available to people with severe physical or cognitive impairment
  • Payment Switch, an application that switches payment transactions between issuers and acquirers
  • PCI Express switch, a switch hardware used for the PCI Express bus

Other

  • Glock switch, a small device that can be attached to the rear of the slide of a Glock handgun, converting the semi-automatic pistol into a machine pistol capable of fully automatic fire
  • SWITCH Information Technology Services, the Swiss education and research network
  • Telephone switch, the central part of a telephone system
  • Railroad switch, a mechanical installation that creates a junction between multiple railroad tracks
  • and related wire switches, on trolley wires
  • Switched-mode power supply

As a proper name

Brands and enterprises

  • Switch (company), a Nevada-based telecommunications company
  • Switch (debit card), introduced in the UK in 1988 and later renamed Maestro
  • Switchdigital, an operator of DAB ensembles in the UK
  • Switch Mobility, manufacturer of electric buses, owned by Ashok Leyland
  • Switch Press, an imprint of Capstone Publishers
  • Switch (beverage) a sparkling juice often sold in schools

Arts and entertainment

Film

  • Switch (1991 film), an American comedy by Blake Edwards
  • Switch (2007 film), a Norwegian snowboard drama
  • Switch (2011 film), a French action film
  • Switch (2012 film), an American documentary about alternative energy
  • Switch (2013 film), a Chinese action film
  • Switch (2023 film), a South Korean comedy drama film
  • The Switch (1963 film), a British crime drama
  • The Switch (2010 film), an American romantic comedy
  • The Switch (2022 film), a Canadian drama film directed by Michel Kandinsky
  • The Switch, a 1993 American film about Larry McAfee and Dr. Russ Fine
  • Switch, a character in the Matrix franchise
  • Switch, a character from the South African animated film Seal Team

Games

  • Switch (card game), a shedding-type game
  • Nintendo Switch, a hybrid video game console
  • 1-2-Switch, a 2017 Nintendo Switch party game
  • Everybody 1-2-Switch!, a 2023 Nintendo Switch party game

Literature and periodicals

  • Switch (manga), a Japanese manga series by Otoh Saki and Tomomi Nakamura
  • Switch (2018 manga), a Japanese basketball-themed manga by Atsushi Namikiri
  • The Switch, a 1978 novel by Elmore Leonard
  • Switch (Mexican magazine), a music magazine
  • Switch (Romanian magazine), an LGBT magazine

Music

Performers
  • Switch (band), an American R&B/funk band
  • Switches (band), a 2000s English rock band
  • DJ Switch (disambiguation), several DJs
Albums
  • Switch (Golden Earring album) or the title song, "The Switch", 1975
  • Switch (INXS album), 2005
  • Switch (Switch album), 1978
  • Switch (EP), by Schaft, 1994
  • The Switch (Body/Head album), 2018
  • The Switch (Emily King album) or the title song, 2015
Songs
  • "Switch" (Fluke song), 2003
  • "Switch" (Howie B song), 1997
  • "Switch" (Iggy Azalea song), 2017
  • "Switch" (Lisa song), 2004
  • "Switch" (Will Smith song), 2005
  • "Switch", by 6lack from East Atlanta Love Letter, 2018
  • "Switch", by Afrojack and Jewelz & Sparks, 2019
  • "Switch", by Ashley Tisdale from Guilty Pleasure, 2009
  • "Switch", by the American band Bright from their self-titled album
  • "Switch", by the Cure from 4:13 Dream, 2008
  • "Switch", by Rose Gray from Louder Please, 2025
  • "Switch", by Roy Woods from Waking at Dawn, 2016
  • "Switch", by Siouxsie & the Banshees from The Scream, 1978
  • "Switch", by Sugababes from Angels with Dirty Faces, 2002
  • "The Switch", by Planet Funk from Non Zero Sumness, 2002

Television

Series
  • Switch (American TV series), a 1970s series starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert
  • Switch (British TV series), a 2012 supernatural comedy-drama series
  • Switch (South Korean TV series), a 2018 series
  • Switch, a 1997 German version of the Australian series Fast Forward
  • The Switch (TV series), a Canadian sitcom
  • The Switch Drag Race, a Chilean reality competition series
  • Switch (game show), a 2023 American game show
Episodes
  • "Switch" (Better Call Saul)
  • "Switch" (NCIS)
  • "The Switch" (Kappa Mikey)
  • "The Switch" (The Rookie)
  • "The Switch" (Seinfeld)
Other content
  • BBC Switch, a 2007–2010 brand for content aimed at UK teenagers
  • Switch? (The Price Is Right), a pricing game on The Price Is Right

Other uses

  • Switch (advertising campaign), a 2002 campaign by Apple
  • Switch (BDSM), a person who switches between dominant and submissive sex roles
  • Switch (corporal punishment), a flexible wooden rod used for punishment
  • The switch (con), a type of swindle

See also

  • Switched (disambiguation)
  • Switching (disambiguation)
  • Code-switching (disambiguation)
  • Switch mode (disambiguation)