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The definition of a toggle is a rod, bolt or pin that's put through the hole of a chain or rope to fasten or tighten.

(noun)

An example of a toggle is a rod and circle clasp of a necklace.

Toggle is defined as to go back and forth between two choices.

(verb)

An example of toggle is moving the switch on a light switch up or down to turn the lights on or off.

See toggle in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a rod, pin, or bolt for insertion between the strands or through a loop of a rope, through a link of a chain, etc. to make an attachment, prevent slipping, or tighten by twisting
a toggle joint or a device having one
Comput. a key or command for turning a setting, function, etc. on or off

Origin: prob. naut. var. of dial. tuggle, freq. of tug

transitive verb toggled, toggling

to provide or fasten with a toggle or toggles

intransitive verb

Comput. to switch or alternate between two settings, conditions, functions, etc. by means of a toggle

See toggle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A pin, rod, or crosspiece fitted or inserted into a loop in a rope, chain, or strap to prevent slipping, to tighten, or to hold an attached object.
A device or an apparatus with a toggle joint.

verb tog·gled, tog·gling, tog·gles

verb, transitive

To furnish or fasten with a toggle.

verb, intransitive

To alternate between two or more electronic, mechanical, or computer-related options, usually by the operation of a single switch or keystroke: toggled back and forth between two windows on the screen.

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