switching

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    n.

  • the act of changing one thing or position for another; switch, shift

    his switch on abortion cost him the election

    n.

  • control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit; electric switch, electrical switch
  • an event in which one thing is substituted for another; substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement

    the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood

  • hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
  • railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
  • a flexible implement used as an instrument of punishment
  • a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
  • the act of changing one thing or position for another; switching, shift

    his switch on abortion cost him the election

    v.

  • change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence; switch over, exchange
  • exchange or give (something) in exchange for; trade, swap, swop
  • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; shift, change

    switch to a different brand of beer

    She switched psychiatrists

    The car changed lanes

  • make a shift in or exchange of; change over, shift

    First Joe led; then we switched

  • cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; throw, flip

    switch on the light

    throw the lever

  • flog with or as if with a flexible rod
  • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action); interchange, tack, alternate, flip, flip-flop

Microsoft Computer Dictionary

n. A communications method that uses temporary rather than permanent connections to establish a link or to route information between two parties. In the dial-up telephone network, for example, a caller’s line goes to a switching center, where the actual connection is made to the called party. In computer networks, message switching and packet switching allow any two parties to exchange information. In both instances, messages are routed (switched) through intermediary stations that together serve to connect the sender and the receiver.

Bloomberg Financial Glossary

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Liquidating a position and simultaneously reinstating a position in another futures contract of the same type.

Investopedia Financial Terms

Switching
1. In mutual funds, the process of transferring an investment from one fund to another.

2. In securities, the process of liquidating a position in exchange for other securities with better prospects for growth, yields or capital gains.
Investopedia Says:
1. Investors may switch their assets between funds in the same family or into a different family entirely. Generally, no-load funds do not charge for these transactions. However, some brokerages may charge a commission.

2. When investors switch securities, they essentially use the cash received from the liquidation of their initial securities to purchase new securities.

In futures, an investor will switch futures contracts by closing an open position and simultaneously entering a new, similar futures contract with a longer maturity.

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

switches|switched|switching
syn.: bang beat change club exchange flog lash paddle pummel replace shift slash spank strap strike substitute swap thrash trade turn whip