Timeline for Word that means something can be turned on or off
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| Jul 23, 2019 at 0:34 | comment | added | Pryftan | As a programmer I would say it can be 'toggled'. But one could equally say depending on context it's 'settable'. The difference is that the latter could have more than one setting (not just on or off). You could say it's 'binary' too but that could also be more than 'turning on/off'. And yes: toggle can toggle more than just on and off but what is being toggled? A bit? Then it's being toggled on or off. Context is the key there. | |
| Dec 11, 2014 at 15:08 | comment | added | carrizal | @AndrewLeach I accepted toggled. It isn't specific to on/off, but I gave up on anything that specific appearing and selected toggled. | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 23:03 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | The expression 'on/off' is commonly used adjectivally. | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 21:32 | comment | added | Andrew Leach♦ | @carrizal Since you have accepted an answer which majors on toggled but also includes three other solutions, could you comment on that answer to say which of those you have accepted? | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 19:43 | vote | accept | carrizal | ||
| Dec 10, 2014 at 18:40 | answer | added | Kurt Giambastiani | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 18:40 | comment | added | Hot Licks | "Switchable", perhaps? | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 17:44 | comment | added | carrizal | @AndrewLeach First, it just sounds funny to my ears (Subjective I know, sorry). Second, I want the word to be specific to 'on'/'off' states and not general binary states like toggle seems to me. | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 17:41 | history | edited | carrizal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 10, 2014 at 17:38 | comment | added | Andrew Leach♦ | What are the "couple of levels" why this doesn't sound right? That information would help the community avoid similar pitfalls. Also, please give the sentence where you intend to use the word (as requested in the tag description). See the help text, particularly the four bullet points at the end. | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 17:35 | history | edited | carrizal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 10, 2014 at 16:24 | comment | added | Janus Bahs Jacquet | If you like Destiny’s Child and Internet memes, you might get off with calling it togglicious. | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 16:18 | answer | added | Nicole | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 16:06 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Dec 10, 2014 at 15:26 | answer | added | mplungjan | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 15:25 | answer | added | Ali Caglayan | timeline score: 4 | |
| Dec 10, 2014 at 15:17 | history | asked | carrizal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |