Interchange vs. Switch

Interchange vs. Switch — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Interchange and Switch

Interchangeverb

(transitive) to switch (each of two things)

to interchange places

Switchnoun

A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.

Interchangeverb

(transitive) to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange

Switchnoun

A change.

Interchangeverb

(intransitive) to swap or change places

Switchnoun

A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; point.

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Interchangeverb

(transitive) to alternate; to intermingle or vary

to interchange cares with pleasures

Switchnoun

A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.

Interchangenoun

An act of interchanging.

Switchnoun

(computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.

Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.

Interchangenoun

A highway junction in which traffic may change from one road to another without crossing a stream of traffic.

Switchnoun

A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.

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Interchangenoun

(rail transport) A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made.

Holborn tube station is the only interchange between the London Underground Central and Piccadilly Lines

Switchnoun

A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.

Interchangenoun

a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams

Switchnoun

(telecommunication) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.

Interchangenoun

mutual interaction; the activity of interchanging or reciprocating

Switchnoun

(BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.

Interchangenoun

reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money especially the currencies of different countries;

he earns his living from the interchange of currency

Switchverb

(transitive) To exchange.

I want to switch this red dress for a green one.

Interchangeverb

give to, and receive from, one another;

Would you change places with me?We have been exchanging letters for a year

Switchverb

(transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.

Switch the light on.

Interchangeverb

cause to change places;

interchange this screw for one of a smaller size

Switchverb

(transitive) To whip or hit with a switch.

Interchangeverb

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Switchverb

(intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.

I want to switch to a different seat.

Switchverb

To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.

Switchverb

To swing or whisk.

to switch a cane

Switchverb

To be swung or whisked.

The angry cat's tail switched back and forth.

Switchverb

To trim.

to switch a hedge

Switchverb

To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.

to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another

Switchverb

(ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.

Switchadjective

(snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.

Switchadjective

Pertaining to skiing backwards.

Switchnoun

control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

Switchnoun

an event in which one thing is substituted for another;

the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood

Switchnoun

hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure

Switchnoun

railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock

Switchnoun

a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment

Switchnoun

a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other

Switchnoun

the act of changing one thing or position for another;

his switch on abortion cost him the election

Switchverb

change over, change around, or switch over

Switchverb

exchange or give (something) in exchange for

Switchverb

lay aside, abandon, or leave for another;

switch to a different brand of beerShe switched psychiatristsThe car changed lanes

Switchverb

make a shift in or exchange of;

First Joe led; then we switched

Switchverb

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;

switch on the lightthrow the lever

Switchverb

flog with or as if with a flexible rod

Switchverb

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)