Definitions for toggle
ˈtɒg əltog·gle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. togglenoun

   any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time

2. toggle switch, toggle, on-off switch, on/off switchnoun

   a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions

3. toggleverb

   a fastener consisting of a peg or pin or crosspiece that is inserted into an eye at the end of a rope or a chain or a cable in order to fasten it to something (as another rope or chain or cable)

4. toggleverb

   provide with a toggle or toggles

5. toggleverb

   fasten with, or as if with, a toggle

6. toggleverb

   release by a toggle switch

   "toggle a bomb from an airplane"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. togglenoun

   A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight.

2. togglenoun

   A kind of button or frog capable of being readily engaged and disengaged for temporary purposes.

3. togglenoun

   A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar used for securing a loop in a rope or chain, etc. (often temporarily) to another, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat. (FM 55-501)

4. togglenoun

   A toggle switch; a switch, usually with two positions, activated by a lever; an on/off switch.

5. togglenoun

   A circle of leather, plastic (Cub Scouts) etc, resembling a napkin holder to keep the neckerchief in place.

6. toggleverb

   to alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.

   Clicking a button will alternately toggle its light on OR off.

7. toggleverb

   to switch between alternate states.

8. Etymology: Of origin. Possible alteration of

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. toggle

   Toggle refers to the act of switching between two different states or options, often through a button, lever, switch, or a software setting. It serves as a form of binary or "on-off" control typically used in electronic devices or systems and computer programming.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Togglenoun

   a wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight or ring; a kind of button or frog capable of being readily engaged and disengaged for temporary purposes

2. Togglenoun

   two rods or plates connected by a toggle joint

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. toggle

   To change a bit from whatever state it is in to the other state; to change from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. This comes from ‘toggle switches’, such as standard light switches, though the word toggle actually refers to the mechanism that keeps the switch in the position to which it is flipped rather than to the fact that the switch has two positions. There are four things you can do to a bit: set it (force it to be 1), clear (or zero) it, leave it alone, or toggle it. (Mathematically, one would say that there are four distinct boolean-valued functions of one boolean argument, but saying that is much less fun than talking about toggling bits.)

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. toggle

   A strong pin of wood, sometimes used instead of a hook in fixing a tackle, or it is put through the bight or eye of a rope, bolt, or block-strop, to keep it in its place. In ships of war it is usual to fix toggles upon the running parts of the topsail-sheets, the jears, &c., when preparing for action, so that if the rope is shot away below, the toggle may stop the yard from coming down. The toggle is used in masting operations, in securing the standing part of fore and main sheets, but especially in whaling operations, cutting in, flensing, &c., a hole is cut in the blubber, the eye of the purchase strop passed through and toggled. In cold weather especially it is preferred to the hook, which at low temperatures is apt to snap suddenly, and is, moreover, heavier to handle. The term is also used for putting the bights of the sheets in the beckets. (See BECKET.)

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1. • Fasten
   • Instruction
   • Provide
   • Release

Anagrams for toggle »

1. goglet

2. toggel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of toggle in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of toggle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of toggle in a Sentence

1. Gavin Newsom:

   I deeply understand the stress and anxiety that people have, that entire dreams have been torn asunder because of the shutdowns, their savings account depleted and their credit ratings destroyed, the question is, how do you toggle back and make meaningful modifications to the stay-at-home order ?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=toggle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Toggle
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toggle
5. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Toggle
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=toggle