microswitch
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of microswitch
Example Sentences
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And now that I know how to swap out a microswitch, why not disassemble my mouse and replace the switch with those silent ones I impulse-ordered from AliExpress?
From The Verge ● Mar. 9, 2022
The ball is attached to a microswitch, which emits a beep.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 16, 2021
The wireless peripheral also comes with a 16,000 DPI sensor and a 70-million-click microswitch.
From The Verge ● Sep. 9, 2021
Reason: the apparent failure, possibly due to weak batteries, of a microswitch on the door of the canister housing the satellite.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is now the world's largest and most sophisticated manufacturer of automatic control systems, turning out 13,000 products so diverse that they encompass a 600 microswitch and a $3,000,000 electronic data processing system.
From Time Magazine Archive
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