The difference between Specifier and Switch
When used as nouns, specifier means a person or thing that specifies, whereas switch means a device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
Switch is also verb with the meaning: to exchange.
Switch is also adjective with the meaning: pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.
check bellow for the other definitions of Specifier and Switch
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Specifier as a noun:
A person or thing that specifies.
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Specifier as a noun (linguistics):
A component of a phrase that is non-recursive and not found as a sister of the head of the phrase, but rather as a daughter of the maximal projection of the phrase.
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Switch as a noun:
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
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Switch as a noun:
A change.
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Switch as a noun (rail transport, US):
A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point.
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Switch as a noun:
A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
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Switch as a noun (computer science):
A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.
Examples:
"Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing."
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Switch as a noun (computing, programming):
A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
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Switch as a noun (computing, networking):
A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
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Switch as a noun (telecommunication):
A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
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Switch as a noun (BDSM):
One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
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Switch as a noun:
A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.
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Switch as a verb (transitive):
To exchange.
Examples:
"I want to switch this red dress for a green one."
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Switch as a verb (transitive):
To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.
Examples:
"'Switch the light on."
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Switch as a verb (transitive):
To whip or hit with a switch.
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Switch as a verb (intransitive):
To change places, tasks, etc.
Examples:
"I want to switch to a different seat."
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Switch as a verb (slang, intransitive):
To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
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Switch as a verb:
To swing or whisk.
Examples:
"to switch a cane"
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Switch as a verb:
To be swung or whisked.
Examples:
"The angry cat's tail switched back and forth."
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Switch as a verb:
To trim.
Examples:
"to switch a hedge"
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Switch as a verb:
To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.
Examples:
"to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another"
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Switch as a verb (ecclesiastical):
To shift to another circuit.
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Switch as an adjective (snowboarding):
Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.
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Switch as an adjective (freestyle, _, skiing):
Pertaining to skiing backwards.