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    key switch (sometimes called a keyswitch or lock switch) is a key-operated switch. Key switches are used in situations where access to the switch's functions...
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    Centrifugal switch Company switch Crossbar switch Dead man's switch Fireman's switch Hall-effect switch Inertial switch Isolator switch Key switch Kill switch Latching...
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    hair. Keyboard which have metal contact switches typically use discrete modules for each key. This type of switch are usually composed of a housing, a spring...
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    with the starter switch which activates the starter motor. Historically, ignition switches were key switches that requires the proper key to be inserted...
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    A kill switch, also known more formally as an emergency brake, emergency stop (E-stop), emergency off (EMO), or emergency power off (EPO), is a safety...
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    Screen keys). Hot-key switching is often complemented with an on-screen display system that displays a list of connected computers. KVM switches differ...
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  • keyboard which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches. Replacing early punched cards and paper tape technology...
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  • and keys in the same common sequence are placed in the electrical switch matrix such that three keys down cannot produce a fourth "phantom" key by shorting...
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    The Nintendo Switch is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. Released in the middle of the...
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  • above realizes the function: Door motor = Key switch 1 AND Key switch 2 This circuit shows two key switches that security guards might use to activate...
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    because they are key switches, or because they are kept behind a locked panel), include: Fireman's service, phase II key switch Switch to enable or disable...
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    A dead man's switch is a switch that is designed to be activated or deactivated if the human operator becomes incapacitated, such as through death, loss...
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  • Mechanical keyboards (or mechanical-switch keyboards) are computer keyboards which have an individual switch for each key. The following table is a compilation...
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    Some may also intercept the low-current starter motor circuit from the key switch to the relay. Lack of immobilizers in many Kia and Hyundai U.S. models...
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  • drivers don't see motorcycles in traffic. An ignition switch, starter switch or start switch is a Key switch in the control system of a motor vehicle that activates...
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    In electrical wiring, a light switch is a switch most commonly used to operate electric lights, permanently connected equipment, or electrical outlets...
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  • Look up key or Keys in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Key, Keys, The Key or The Keys may refer to: Key (cryptography), a piece of information needed...
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  • usage, the key has no well-defined purpose, but while this is the case, it can be used by software for miscellaneous tasks, such as to switch between multiple...
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    The Strowger switch uses two telegraph-type keys on a telephone set for dialing. Each key requires a separate wire to the exchange. The keys are tapped...
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  • A keyer is an electronic device used for signaling by hand, by way of pressing one or more switches. The technical term keyer has two very similar meanings...
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  • computer's hardware reset button (or power switch) but with many more options and much more control. This key combination provides access to features for...
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    The reed switch is an electromechanical switch operated by an applied magnetic field. It was invented in 1922 by professor Valentin Kovalenkov at the...
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  • Keyboard matrix circuit (category Switches)
    key switches are connected by a grid of wires, similar to a diode matrix. For example, 16 wires arranged in 8 rows and 8 columns can connect 64 keys—sufficient...
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  • function. Used to switch between entering Japanese and English text. It is not found as a separate key in the modern Japanese 106/109-key keyboard layout...
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    offered in commerce in the US to have five standard safety features: a key switch, a safety interlock dongle, a power indicator, an aperture shutter, and...
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  • keyswitch is a type of small switch used for keys on keyboards. Key switch is also used to describe a switch operated by a key, usually used in burglar alarm...
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  • In computer programming languages, a switch statement is a type of selection control mechanism used to allow the value of a variable or expression to change...
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    key or Morse key is a specialized electrical switch used by a trained operator to transmit text messages in Morse code in a telegraphy system. Keys are...
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  • with code-switching, comprise what is known as cross-linguistic influence. Part of the debate may be solved by simply clarifying some key definitions...
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    portable computer features are installed. This key combination is reassigned in Windows 8. ⊞ Win+Tab ↹ switches active app using Aero Flip 3D. Requires desktop...
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