Definitions

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  • noun electronics , (computing) A miniature switch designed to be attached to a circuit board to customise the behaviour of the circuit.

Etymologies

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From "dual in-line package" (DIP) + switch

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Examples

  • Unfortunately, you need a lot more than a (slim) shady twitpic to get your score officially verified, including detailed video footage of the circuit board, dipswitch bank and the underside of the joystick.

    Yahoo! Video Games: Top Features 2010

  • Unfortunately, you need a lot more than a (slim) shady twitpic to get your score officially verified, including detailed video footage of the circuit board, dipswitch bank and the underside of the joystick.

    Yahoo! Video Games: Top Features 2010

  • Unfortunately, you need a lot more than a (slim) shady twitpic to get your score officially verified, including detailed video footage of the circuit board, dipswitch bank and the underside of the joystick.

    Yahoo! Video Games: Top Features 2010

  • Unfortunately, you need a lot more than a (slim) shady twitpic to get your score officially verified, including detailed video footage of the circuit board, dipswitch bank and the underside of the joystick.

    Yahoo! Video Games: Top Features 2010

  • Unfortunately, you need a lot more than a (slim) shady twitpic to get your score officially verified, including detailed video footage of the circuit board, dipswitch bank and the underside of the joystick.

    Yahoo! Video Games: Top Features 2010

  • The x4 PCI Express link routed to the AMC's edge card connector is configurable via a user accessible dipswitch.

    PR Leap - Recent News Releases 2009

  • Save state, dipswitch and combo are supported now.

    MoDaCo WinMo News 2009

  • By pouncing on one statement by one dipswitch and organizing a PR disaster for the sponsors, we've found the lever that can break the machine.

    BuzzFlash.net: published 2009

  • No, it’s the people who could brag about how they finally figured out the right dipswitch settings or the right string of -r -ewp /noprint commands to get the damn thing working who were REAL geeks.

    Geek Loser « Whatever 2006

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