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  • noun Alternative spelling of light switch.

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Examples

  • I loved Lipnack's "lightswitch" metaphor here: if you walk into a dark room, of all the hundreds of square feet of wall space available, you still grope around very specific places for the switch.

    Boston KM Forum Event: Virtual Teams and Social Media Tools, Part 1 2009

  • I loved Lipnack's "lightswitch" metaphor here: if you walk into a dark room, of all the hundreds of square feet of wall space available, you still grope around very specific places for the switch.

    Knowledge Management 2009

  • I loved Lipnack's "lightswitch" metaphor here: if you walk into a dark room, of all the hundreds of square feet of wall space available, you still grope around very specific places for the switch.

    4 entries from April 2009 2009

  • "lightswitch" to toggle between the two views lives in the top right of every page, so you can switch any time you want!

    unknown title 2009

  • "lightswitch" to toggle between the two views lives in the top right of every page, so you can switch any time you want!

    unknown title 2009

  • "lightswitch" to toggle between the two views lives in the top right of every page, so you can switch any time you want!

    unknown title 2009

  • "lightswitch" to toggle between the two views lives in the top right of every page, so you can switch any time you want!

    unknown title 2009

  • It certainly applies to buildings and is very tricky to reach a compromise with (how do you fit a lightswitch that will suit someone 3 foot tall and someone 8 foot tall.) foobar

    Is Sony legally required to make its games accessible to disabled people? - Boing Boing 2009

  • Just think – in the near future, jumping on the interwebs might be as simple as flipping on your lightswitch!

    Scientists Find Way to Turn LED Lights Into Wireless Internet Source | Inhabitat 2010

  • Also, the guys are in an out fixing the doorbell/lightswitch/upstairs bedroom power problem, and the cat says her feet are cold.

    "Do you believe in the soul?" tanaise 2009

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