Toggle definition
An example of a toggle is a rod and circle clasp of a necklace.
An example of toggle is moving the switch on a light switch up or down to turn the lights on or off.
Toggled back and forth between two windows on the screen.
Origin of toggle
- Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Of uncertain origin. Possible alteration of tug (“to pull") +"Ž -le
From Wiktionary