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switch on

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switch something on
to close an electrical circuit that causes something to start functioning or operating. Please switch the fan on. I switched on the fan.
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switch on 

1. [for something] to turn itself on. Exactly at midnight, the lights switched on. The radio switched on early in the morning to wake us up.
2. Sl. [for someone] to become alert or excited. The wild music made all the kids switch on and start to dance. About midnight, Ed switches on and becomes a real devil.
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Use this switch on a lap-tray in the same manner for hand control.
It is the basis of our ability to configure a switch on a per-port basis, support comprehensive RMON facilities, fine-tune a network and give users a seamless, scalable upgrade path from Ethernet switching through virtual LANs and ATM.
The real winner may be the very unique TigerSwitch 100, which offers 100 Mbps operation on all ports at a price point significantly lower than the only other similar 10/100 switch on the market.
 
 
 
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