autoswitchn.
/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)swɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈɔdoʊˌswɪtʃ/, /ˈɑdoʊˌswɪtʃ/ Now chiefly Computing.
A switch that operates automatically, an automatic switch; spec. a facility by which a device automatically switches between different modes of operation or adjusts its settings according to circumstances.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > device to open or close circuit > [noun] > by mode of operation
time switch1884
pull switch1888
press switch1892
autoswitch1903
tumbler switch1907
snap switch1926
timer1934
1903 Horseless Age 22 Apr. 505/2 The Gregory Automatic Ignition Battery Cut-out. This cut-out switch, manufactured by the Auto-Device Manufacturing Company,..is designed for use with gasoline engines... Before starting the engine a button in the auto-switch is pressed, which connects the battery to the engine, and the dynamo to a magnet in the switch.
1922 R. Glazebrook Dict. Appl. Physics II. 56/2 An extra shunt magnet has been used to close the switch when the arc voltage rises say 50 per cent above normal, but this has the disadvantage that the auto switch is open at the instant of switching on the series of lamps.
1957 Times 28 Mar. 4/1 Press the catch and that flap springs up—and switches the set on. The Auto-Switch is life-tested for ten years.
1987 InfoWorld 18 May 24/1 Zenith's new Z-449 card will emulate EGA and CGA modes via a hardware autoswitch when running software written for those graphics standards.
2000 Maximum PC Feb. 29 The CamPrint also includes an autoswitch that lets your PC share the printer when it needs to.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
autoswitchv.
/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)swɪtʃ/, U.S. /ˈɔdoʊˌswɪtʃ/, /ˈɑdoʊˌswɪtʃ/ Computing.
intransitive. To switch automatically between different modes of operation or different settings according to circumstances.
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1987 InfoWorld (Nexis) 17 Aug. 56 The In-color card doesn't autoswitch, but there's a utility called HGC that ‘remembers’ the appropriate mode setting for each program.
1995 Windows Mag. (Nexis) 1 Nov. 196 The 4079 Plus autoswitches among parallel, serial and LocalTalk interfaces.
2009 PC World (Electronic ed.) 22 June Separate audio input and output jacks, each of which autoswitches between optical-digital and analog.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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