toggle

[ tog-uhl ]

noun

1. a pin, bolt, or rod placed transversely through a chain, an eye or loop in a rope, etc., as to bind it temporarily to another chain or rope similarly treated.
2. a toggle joint, or a device having one.
3. an ornamental, rod-shaped button for inserting into a large buttonhole, loop, or frog, used especially on sports clothes.
4. Theater.
   1. Also called toggle rail. a wooden batten across the width of a flat, for strengthening the frame.
   2. Also called toggle iron. a metal device for fastening a toggle rail to a frame.

verb (used with object)

, tog·gled, tog·gling.

1. to furnish with a toggle.
2. to bind or fasten with a toggle.
3. Informal. to turn, twist, or manipulate a toggle switch; dial or turn the switch of (an appliance):

   He toggled the TV between the baseball game and the news.

toggle

/ ˈtɒɡəl /

noun

1. a wooden peg or metal rod fixed crosswise through an eye at the end of a rope, chain, or cable, for fastening temporarily by insertion through an eye in another rope, chain, etc
2. a wooden or plastic bar-shaped button inserted through a loop for fastening
3. a pin inserted into a nautical knot to keep it secure
4. machinery a toggle joint or a device having such a joint

verb

1. tr to supply or fasten with a toggle or toggles
2. computing intr,often foll bybetween to switch to a different option, view, application, etc

Derived Forms

• ˈtoggler, noun

Other Words From

• toggler noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of toggle¹

First recorded in 1760–70; perhaps variant of tackle

Word History and Origins

Origin of toggle¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

There’s a toggle that lets users switch between lipstick and eyeshadow to try on multiple products at once, Pinterest says.

From TechCrunch

From Settings, pick Accessibility and Spoken Content, and turn the Speak Screen toggle switch on.

From Popular-Science

At Victorious, we usually default to utilizing the “Mobile” setting in the toggle shown above because it’s a better representation of what Google is looking for given the presence of mobile-first indexation.

From Search Engine Watch

If you want to revoke permissions at any point, you simply have to turn the relevant toggle switch off.

From Popular-Science

If you implement Facebook’s limited data use flag on every single page within the Pixel by default, that’s no different than having the “extend transition period” toggle on in Events Manager.

From Search Engine Land

For an easy toggle between languages, Google has one of the best translators around.

From The Daily Beast

Toggle: A pin placed through the bight or eye of a rope to secure it round a stay, mast, etc.

From Project Gutenberg

The lily-iron is, in principle, exactly what a whaleman would describe by the word “toggle.”

From Project Gutenberg

She had come in a toggle-cloak of green Irwadian fur, which was folded neatly at her side on the bed.

From Project Gutenberg

I fasten the trap to a toggle, but if only marten is expected, the trap may be fastened in almost any way, as they seldom escape.

From Project Gutenberg

Three registers of toggle switches are available on the Console.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dial
• knob
• switch