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Light switch

In electrical wiring, a light switch is a switch most commonly used to operate electric lights, permanently connected equipment, or electrical outlets. Portable lamps such as table lamps may have a light switch mounted on the socket, base, or in-line with the cord. Manually operated on/off switches may be substituted by dimmer switches that allow…

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Light switch

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Edges51
Triples69
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
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Light switch

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related to Rocker · 12
Light switch → An, Brazil, Decora, Hong Kong, In Europe, India, Large, Leviton, Malaysia, Singapore, Switches, United States
related to history · 10
Light switch → Arcing, Holmes, John Henry Holmes, Newcastle, Newton, Shieldfield, The, This, Tyne, William
related to Design · 7
Light switch → BS, In, In North American, Optional, Such, The, UK
related to Mercury switch · 5
Light switch → Another, Around, One, Some, This
related to Pull-chain or pull-cord · 5
Light switch → British, It, The, UK, Until
related to Push button · 5
Light switch → By, In, Push-button, Pushing, The
related to External links · 4
Light switch → Light, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Multiway switching · 2
Light switch → Multiway, Two
is a · 1
Light switch → switch most commonly used to operate electric lights

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Light switchis aswitch most commonly used to operate electric lights0.90text
table lamps may have a light switch mounted on the socketinstance ofPortable lamps0.80text
baseinstance ofPortable lamps0.80text
or in-line with the cordinstance ofPortable lamps0.80text
the UKinstance ofwhereas in many other countries0.80text
Irelandinstance ofwhereas in many other countries0.80text
and other European countries as well as Indiainstance ofwhereas in many other countries0.80text
Australiainstance ofwhereas in many other countries0.80text
New Zealandinstance ofwhereas in many other countries0.80text
schoolsinstance ofcorridor and restroom lighting controls in public buildings0.80text
a tamper-resistant switch may be installedinstance ofcorridor and restroom lighting controls in public buildings0.80text
a thyristor to complete the circuitinstance ofit is easy to design silent switches in which the mechanical contacts do not directly control the current but simply signal a solid-state device0.80text

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