| English | French |
| AC/Main switch | interrupteur d'alimentation principal (The overall power control for a piece of equipment, such as a device, a computer, or Surface unit) |
| app switch | changement d'application (A feature of Internet Explorer 10 that allows users to easily switch between websites and their corresponding apps) |
| app switching | changement d'applications (The functionality that allows users to switch back to recently used apps) |
| context switch | changement de contexte (The changing of the identity against which permissions to execute statements or perform actions are checked) |
| format switch | commutateur de mise en forme (A switch (\*) or instruction that specifies the capitalization, numeral style, and character formatting that Microsoft Word uses in a field result) |
| hat switch | bouton champignon (Movement pad on a joystick that gives 3D games players the ability to pan the view with a touch of the thumb) |
| Hyper-V Extensible Switch | Commutateur extensible Hyper-V (A feature that provides extensibility capabilities to the virtual switch. It enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to create extensible plug-ins (known as Virtual Switch Extensions) that can provide enhanced networking and security capabilities) |
| numeric picture switch | commutateur numérique (A switch (\) or instruction that specifies how Microsoft Word will display the numeric result of a field) |
| packet switching | commutation de paquets (A technology for breaking data into packets and then sending the packets over a network. Each packet has a header containing its source and destination, a sequence number to reassemble the information, a block of data content, and an error-checking code. The data packets may take different routes to their destination, where the original information is reassembled after the packets arrive. The international standard for packet switching networks is X.25) |
| single switch device | périphérique à contacteur unique (An assistive computer technology for people with mobility impairments. A single switch device allows users to interact with a computer by using slight body movements) |
| switch in table | table d'insertion (The staging table the user wants to use to switch in their data. The staging table needs to be created before switching partitions with the Manage PartitionsWizard.) |
| switch out table | table d'extraction (The staging table the user wants to use for the partition to switch out of the current source table.) |
| switch parameter | paramètre de commutateur (A parameter that does not take an argument) |
| switch parameter | paramètre booléen (A parameter that does not take an argument) |
| Switch User | Changer d'utilisateur (A UI command used to switch between accounts on a device) |
| Switch Video | Changer de vidéo (The button in a Video conversation window that switches between the local and remote video feeds in the current video conversation) |
| virtual switch | commutateur virtuel (A virtual version of a physical network switch. A virtual network can be configured to provide access to local or external network resources for one or more virtual machines) |
| 802.1X-capable switch | commutateur compatible 802.1X (A network access server that adheres to both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.1X and the Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) standards, and that is deployed in networks to enforce 802.1X authenticated IEEE 802.3 wired Ethernet access) |
