SWITCHING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does switching mean? 

• SWITCHING (noun)
  The noun SWITCHING has 1 sense:

1. the act of changing one thing or position for another

  Familiarity information: SWITCHING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWITCHING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of changing one thing or position for another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

shift; switch; switching

Context example:

his switch on abortion cost him the election

Hypernyms ("switching" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "switching"):

switcheroo (a sudden unexpected switch)

Derivation:

switch (make a shift in or exchange of)

switch (exchange or give (something) in exchange for)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 5 protein, is involved in the modulation of T cell-dependent immunoglobulin class switching, memory B cell development, and germinal center formation.

(CD40 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It up-regulates CD23 and MHC class II expression, and promotes IgE isotype switching of B cells.

(Interleukin-13, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

Theoretically, seeing an increase in the numbers of switching cells in otherwise healthy vessels should raise an alarm.

(Observation of blood vessel cells changing function could lead to early detection of blocked arteries, University of Cambridge)

IL-4 plays a role in the differentiation of Th2 cells, in allergic responses, and in the switching of antibody types.

(Cytokine Network Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Within certain genes, gene rearrangement is a normal part of development, facilitating the affinity maturation of B and T lymphocytes as well as class switching of immunoglobulins.

(Gene Rearrangement, NCI Thesaurus)

It is involved in isotype or allotype switching and maturation of the immune response.

(Immunoglobulin Switch Region, NCI Thesaurus)

An electronic switching device that allows an antenna to be used for both transmitting and receiving.

(Duplexer Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

The gene plays a role in the regulation of immunoglobulin E class switching.

(IL13 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The report says switching to clean cooking and heating fuels and technologies could save the lives of many children.

(WAir Pollution a Health Risk for Children, Lisa Schlein/VOA)

After severe or chronic injury, the ductal cells become capable of generating both new hepatocytes and new ductal cells to replenish the liver tissue, through induction of an identity-switching process known as plasticity.

(Regeneration mechanism discovered in mice could provide target for drugs to combat chronic liver disease, University of Cambridge)