| English | German |
| AC/Main switch | Hauptschalter (The overall power control for a piece of equipment, such as a device, a computer, or Surface unit) |
| app switch | App-Wechsel (A feature of Internet Explorer 10 that allows users to easily switch between websites and their corresponding apps) |
| app switching | App-Wechsel (The functionality that allows users to switch back to recently used apps) |
| context switch | Kontextwechsel (The changing of the identity against which permissions to execute statements or perform actions are checked) |
| format switch | Formatschalter (A switch (\*) or instruction that specifies the capitalization, numeral style, and character formatting that Microsoft Word uses in a field result) |
| hat switch | Mehrwegeschalter (Movement pad on a joystick that gives 3D games players the ability to pan the view with a touch of the thumb) |
| Hyper-V Extensible Switch | Erweiterbarer Switch für Hyper-V (A feature that provides extensibility capabilities to the virtual switch. It enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to create extensible plug-ins (known as Virtual Switch Extensions) that can provide enhanced networking and security capabilities) |
| numeric picture switch | numerischer Bildschalter (A switch (\) or instruction that specifies how Microsoft Word will display the numeric result of a field) |
| single switch device | Gerät mit Ein-Schalter-Bedienung (An assistive computer technology for people with mobility impairments. A single switch device allows users to interact with a computer by using slight body movements) |
| switch in table | einzufügende Tabelle (The staging table the user wants to use to switch in their data. The staging table needs to be created before switching partitions with the Manage PartitionsWizard.) |
| switch out table | auszulagernde Tabelle (The staging table the user wants to use for the partition to switch out of the current source table.) |
| switch parameter | Switch-Parameter (A parameter that does not take an argument) |
| Switch User | Benutzer wechseln (A UI command used to switch between accounts on a device) |
| Switch Video | Video wechseln (The button in a Video conversation window that switches between the local and remote video feeds in the current video conversation) |
| virtual switch | virtueller Switch (A virtual version of a physical network switch. A virtual network can be configured to provide access to local or external network resources for one or more virtual machines) |
| 802.1X-capable switch | 802.1X-fähiger Switch (A network access server that adheres to both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1X and the Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) standards, and that is deployed in networks to enforce 802.1X authenticated IEEE 802.3 wired Ethernet access) |
