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

Computing

• Switch (app), for job searching

• Switch (command line), a directive added to a text command to modify its behavior

• switch statement, a programming language statement which controls program flow

• Context switch, performed by an operating system in response to an interrupt

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

• Payment Switch, an application that switches payment transactions between issuers and acquirers

• PCI Express switch, a switch hardware used for the PCI Express bus

Other

• 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

• SWITCH Information Technology Services, the Swiss education and research network

• Telephone switch, the central part of a telephone system

Railroad switch, a mechanical installation that creates a junction between multiple railroad tracks

• and related wire switches, on trolley wires

• Switched-mode power supply

As a proper name

Brands and enterprises

• Switch (company), a Nevada-based telecommunications company

• Switch (debit card), introduced in the UK in 1988 and later renamed Maestro

• Switchdigital, an operator of DAB ensembles in the UK

• Switch Mobility, manufacturer of electric buses, owned by Ashok Leyland

• Switch Press, an imprint of Capstone Publishers

• Switch (beverage) a sparkling juice often sold in schools

Arts and entertainment

Film

• Switch (1991 film), an American comedy by Blake Edwards

• Switch (2007 film), a Norwegian snowboard drama

• Switch (2011 film), a French action film

• Switch (2012 film), an American documentary about alternative energy

• Switch (2013 film), a Chinese action film

• Switch (2023 film), a South Korean comedy drama film

• The Switch (1963 film), a British crime drama

• The Switch (2010 film), an American romantic comedy

• The Switch (2022 film), a Canadian drama film directed by Michel Kandinsky

• The Switch, a 1993 American film about Larry McAfee and Dr. Russ Fine

• Switch, 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, a 1998 novel by Carol Guess

• Switch (Mexican magazine), a music magazine

• Switch (Romanian magazine), an LGBT magazine

Music

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 Rose Gray from Louder Please, 2025

• "Switch", by Roy Woods from Waking at Dawn, 2016

• "Switch", by Siouxsie & the Banshees from The Scream, 1978

• "Switch", by Sugababes from Angels with Dirty Faces, 2002

• "The Switch", by Planet Funk from Non Zero Sumness, 2002

Television

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 (advertising 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

See also

• Switched (disambiguation)

• Switching (disambiguation)

• Code-switching (disambiguation)

• Switch mode (disambiguation)