Switch (disambiguation)

In electricity, a switch is a device that can connect, disconnect, or divert current in an electrical circuit.

Switch or The Switch may also refer to:

Sport

 * Switch (basketball), change of defensive assignments during a play
 * Switch (pickleball), a call, made by one doubles partner to the other, to switch sides
 * Switch hitter, a baseball player who can bat left- and right-handed
 * Switch stance, riding a skateboard, snowboard or other device in the direction not preferred by the rider
 * Switch, a mascot of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Technology and computing

 * Switch (app), for job searching
 * Switch (command line), a directive added to a text command to modify its behavior
 * Switch (programming), a programming language statement which controls program flow
 * SWITCH, an open electricity system model, primarily applied to Hawaii
 * Circuit switch, a component in a circuit-switched telecommunications network
 * Context switch, performed by an operating system in response to an interrupt
 * Glock switch, a small device that can be attached to the rear of the slide of a Glock handgun, converting the semi-automatic pistol into a machine pistol capable of fully automatic fire
 * Nintendo Switch, an eighth generation hybrid (home + handheld) video game console and successor to the Wii U
 * Packet switch, a component in a packet-switched data network
 * Network switch, a computer networking device that uses a form of packet switching
 * Switch access, the use of custom devices to make computing available to people with severe physical or cognitive impairment
 * SWITCH Information Technology Services, the Swiss education and research network
 * Telephone switch, the central part of a telephone system
 * Wire switches, on trolley wires
 * Payment Switch, an application that switches payment transactions between issuers and acquirers

Brands and enterprises

 * Switch (company), a Nevada-based telecommunications company
 * Switch (debit card), introduced in the UK in 1988 and later renamed Maestro
 * Switch Mobility, manufacturer of electric buses, owned by Ashok Leyland
 * Switch Press, an imprint of Capstone Publishers

Film

 * The Switch (1963 film), a British crime drama
 * Switch (1991 film), an American comedy by Blake Edwards
 * The Switch, a 1993 American film about Larry McAfee and Dr. Russ Fine
 * Switch (2007 film), a Norwegian snowboard drama
 * The Switch (2010 film), an American romantic comedy
 * Switch (2011 film), a French action film
 * Switch (2012 film), an American documentary about alternative energy
 * Switch (2013 film), a Chinese action film
 * The Switch (2022 film), a Canadian drama film directed by Michel Kandinsky
 * Switch (2023 film), a South Korean comedy drama film
 * Switch (The Matrix), a character in the Matrix franchise
 * Switch, a character from the South African animated film Seal Team

Games

 * Switch (card game), a shedding-type game
 * Nintendo Switch, a hybrid video game console
 * 1-2 Switch, a 2017 Nintendo Switch party game
 * Everybody 1-2-Switch!, a 2023 Nintendo Switch party game

Literature and periodicals

 * Switch (manga), a Japanese manga series by Otoh Saki and Tomomi Nakamura
 * Switch (2018 manga), a Japanese basketball-themed manga by Atsushi Namikiri
 * The Switch, a 1978 novel by Elmore Leonard
 * Switch (Mexican magazine), a music magazine
 * Switch (Romanian magazine), an LGBT magazine

Performers

 * Switch (band), an American R&B/funk band
 * Switches (band), a 2000s English rock band
 * DJ Switch (disambiguation), several DJs

Albums

 * Switch (Golden Earring album) or the title song, "The Switch", 1975
 * Switch (INXS album), 2005
 * Switch (Switch album), 1978
 * Switch (EP), by Schaft, 1994
 * The Switch (Body/Head album), 2018
 * The Switch (Emily King album) or the title song, 2015

Songs

 * "Switch" (Fluke song), 2003
 * "Switch" (Howie B song), 1997
 * "Switch" (Iggy Azalea song), 2017
 * "Switch" (Lisa song), 2004
 * "Switch" (Will Smith song), 2005
 * "Switch", by 6lack from East Atlanta Love Letter, 2018
 * "Switch", by Afrojack and Jewelz & Sparks, 2019
 * "Switch", by Ashley Tisdale from Guilty Pleasure, 2009
 * "Switch", by the American band Bright from their self-titled album
 * "Switch", by the Cure from 4:13 Dream, 2008
 * "Switch", by Siouxsie & the Banshees from The Scream, 1978
 * "Switch", by Roy Woods from Waking at Dawn, 2016
 * "Switch", by Sugababes from Angels with Dirty Faces, 2002
 * "The Switch", by Planet Funk from Non Zero Sumness, 2002

Series

 * Switch (American TV series), a 1970s series starring Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert
 * Switch (British TV series), a 2012 supernatural comedy-drama series
 * Switch (South Korean TV series), a 2018 series
 * Switch, a 1997 German version of the Australian series Fast Forward
 * The Switch (TV series), a Canadian sitcom
 * The Switch Drag Race, a Chilean reality competition series
 * Switch (game show), a 2023 American game show

Episodes

 * "Switch" (Better Call Saul)
 * "Switch" (NCIS)
 * "The Switch" (Kappa Mikey)
 * "The Switch" (The Rookie)
 * "The Switch" (Seinfeld)

Other content

 * BBC Switch, a 2007–2010 brand for content aimed at UK teenagers
 * Switch? (The Price Is Right), a pricing game on The Price Is Right

Other uses

 * Switch (ad campaign), a 2002 campaign by Apple
 * Switch (BDSM), a person who switches between dominant and submissive sex roles
 * Switch (corporal punishment), a flexible wooden rod used for punishment
 * The switch (con), a type of swindle
 * Railroad switch, a mechanical installation that creates a junction between multiple railroad tracks