togglenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtɒɡ.əl/us/ˈtɑː.ɡəl/toggle noun [ C ] (FASTENER)
a small bar of wood or plastic that is used to fasten something by being put through a hole or loop
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Fasteners for clothes
- belt
- buckle
- button
- button fly
- button-through
- clasp
- cufflink
- fastener
- flies
- fly
- hook and eye
- lace
- lace sth up
- popper
- snap
- suspender
- Velcro
- zip
- zip sth/sb up
- zipper
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toggle noun [ C ] (COMPUTER SWITCH)
a key or button on a computer that is pressed to turn a feature on and then off:
Select the function you require by pointing to the toggle (= image of a button on the screen) with the mouse and then clicking.
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Computer hardware
- 3-D printer
- blackberry
- brick
- bubblejet
- codec
- handheld
- joypad
- Macintosh
- micro
- microcomputer
- motherboard
- mouse
- personal organizer
- ram
- storage device
- tablet
- trackball
- underscore
- VDT
- word processor
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toggleverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈtɒɡ.əl/us/ˈtɑː.ɡəl/to switch a feature on a computer on and off by pressing the same button or key:
Use this key to toggle between the two typefaces.
By toggling this key, you can switch the italics on and off.
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Operating computers
- aliasing
- always-on
- black hat
- BMP
- caps lock (key)
- computerize
- cut
- dump
- enter
- fire
- format
- hacker
- keyboarder
- punch
- roll (sth) over sth
- scroll bar
- title bar
- touchscreen
- uninstall
- zip
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