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Toggle switch (widget)
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<p>A toggle switch is a <a href="/facts/Graphical_control_element/SuVeScB2">graphical control element</a> that allows the user to make a choice between two mutually exclusive states (such as on/off). Originally toggle switches were used primary in <a href="/facts/Touchscreen/zpSKDFpe">touchscreen</a>-based user interfaces, but they have later become commonplace in desktop and web applications. </p><p>Toggle switches have a similar function as <a href="/facts/Checkbox/r8K5WtoR">checkboxes</a>, but unlike checkboxes, interacting with a toggle switch usually has an immediate effect on the application or system. </p>