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transfer switch

[′tranz·fər ‚swich]
(electricity)
A switch for transferring one or more conductor connections from one circuit to another.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

transfer switch

A device arranged to switch an electrical conductor from one circuit to another without interrupting the flow of current.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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