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Time switch

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timernounA device used to measure amounts of time.
dead man's switchnounA switch that ensures a fail-safe condition by automatically triggering an action (for instance, to stop a machine or vehicle) if a specified input from the operator is not made or is altered.
switchernounOne who or that which operates a switch.
stepping switchnounAn electromechanical device which connects an input to one of a number of outputs according to how many electrical pulses it has received on its input.
routinernounA device used to automatically activate and cycle the settings of electronic equipment for testing purposes.
toggle switchnoun(graphical user interface) A control resembling such a switch, allowing a setting to be enabled or disabled.
autotimernounAn automatic timer.
underload switchnounA switch that opens a circuit when the current falls below a certain predetermined value, used to protect certain types of motor from running at excessive speed upon decrease of load.
autochangernounA device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
dwellverb(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
switchnounA device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
turnkeynounA system that is supplied ready to switch on and operate.
subswitchnoun(electronics) A simpler switch that is a component of a more complex switch, used in telephone exchanges or data routing.
polyswitchnoun(electronics) Synonym of resettable fuse.
autosleepnounA software or hardware feature that automatically triggers sleep mode after a period of inactivity.
one-shotnounNeeding only a single attempt to become effective.
clocknounA chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
chicken switchnoun(informal) An emergency switch or button used to abort a process in case of failure.
gaternounA mechanism that saves power in a circuit by removing the clock signal while the circuit is not in use.
time-switchverbTo equip with a time switch.

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