# Switch (disambiguation)

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
* Nintendo Switch, an eighth generation hybrid (home + handheld) video game console and successor to the Wii U
* 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

### Other

* SWITCH, an open electricity system model, primarily applied to Hawaii
* 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
* Switch Mobility, manufacturer of electric buses, owned by Ashok Leyland
* Switch Press, an imprint of Capstone Publishers

### Arts and entertainment
#### Film

* The Switch (1963 film), a British crime drama
* Switch (1991 film), an American comedy by Blake Edwards
* The Switch, a 1993 American film about Larry McAfee and Dr. Russ Fine
* Switch (2007 film), a Norwegian snowboard drama
* The Switch (2010 film), an American romantic comedy
* Switch (2011 film), a French action film
* Switch (2012 film), an American documentary about alternative energy
* Switch (2013 film), a Chinese action film
* The Switch (2022 film), a Canadian drama film directed by Michel Kandinsky
* Switch (2023 film), a South Korean comedy drama film
* Switch (The Matrix), 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 (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 Siouxsie & the Banshees from The Scream, 1978
* "Switch", by Roy Woods from Waking at Dawn, 2016
* "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 (ad 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