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Two-way switch

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006275

A basic electrical switch that controls a single light fixture or outlet from a single location, having two screw terminals for wire connections plus a ground terminal. It simply opens or closes a circuit to turn power on or off. This type of switch is the most common for controlling individual lights or appliances in a room.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006275
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Zweipolschalter; Spanish: interruptor de dos vías; French: interrupteur simple allumage
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006275",
  "term": "Two-way switch",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A basic electrical switch that controls a single light fixture or outlet from a single location, having two screw terminals for wire connections plus a ground terminal. It simply opens or closes a circuit to turn power on or off. This type of switch is the most common for controlling individual lights or appliances in a room.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zweipolschalter",
    "es": "interruptor de dos vías",
    "fr": "interrupteur simple allumage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/two-way-switch/"
}

Record 6,852 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.