toggle switch
noun
: an electric switch operated by pushing a projecting lever through a small arc
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Turn on the Use App Pinning toggle switch, and make sure that Ask for PIN Before Unpinning is enabled as well—this prevents everyone but you from switching apps. 
Wired, 26 July 2022 Forward and reverse are controlled by a panel of solenoids and switches actuated by a small toggle switch on the dashboard. B.c. George, Car and Driver, 27 June 2022 Choose Settings then Chat features, then turn on the Enable chat features toggle switch. David Nield, Wired, 1 Aug. 2021 The gear selector is a large mechanical toggle switch in the dash, for example. Dan Neil, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2021 Until the Blackwings' steering-wheel toggle switch, GM's PTM modes for track driving hid behind an overly complicated sequence of mode selection and button presses. K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 17 Sep. 2021 To set up a chat, tap the compose button (top right), then make sure the padlock toggle switch (top right again) is set to on—this enables secret conversations and disappearing messages. David Nield, Wired, 15 Aug. 2021 The interior's clever touches, such as the rear seatback storage compartments or the dashboard toggle switch that rolls down all four windows, are the products of creative thinking rather than a lavish budget. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 30 July 2021 There, choose Multiple users, turn the toggle switch on, and finally, tap Add user. David Nield, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2021 See More
Wired, 26 July 2022 Forward and reverse are controlled by a panel of solenoids and switches actuated by a small toggle switch on the dashboard. B.c. George, Car and Driver, 27 June 2022 Choose Settings then Chat features, then turn on the Enable chat features toggle switch. David Nield, Wired, 1 Aug. 2021 The gear selector is a large mechanical toggle switch in the dash, for example. Dan Neil, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2021 Until the Blackwings' steering-wheel toggle switch, GM's PTM modes for track driving hid behind an overly complicated sequence of mode selection and button presses. K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 17 Sep. 2021 To set up a chat, tap the compose button (top right), then make sure the padlock toggle switch (top right again) is set to on—this enables secret conversations and disappearing messages. David Nield, Wired, 15 Aug. 2021 The interior's clever touches, such as the rear seatback storage compartments or the dashboard toggle switch that rolls down all four windows, are the products of creative thinking rather than a lavish budget. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 30 July 2021 There, choose Multiple users, turn the toggle switch on, and finally, tap Add user. David Nield, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1924, in the meaning defined above