selector switch

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selector
noun[C]
uk
/sɪˈlek.tər/us
/səˈlek.tɚ/
a device that allows you to ...
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switch
noun
uk
/swɪtʃ/us
/swɪtʃ/
a small device, usually pushed up or down with your finger, that controls and turns on or off an ...
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(Definition ofselectorandswitchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Also, a single multi-wayselectorswitchcan associate a primary control with one of several sets of scalars, for example keyboard couplers on an organ.
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In this case, theselectorswitchdisengages one over the other.
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There was aselectorswitchto choose either or both pickups.
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The hardware includes two single coil pickups controlled by a three-wayselectorswitch, and one each of volume and tone controls.
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L pads may not necessarily use infinitely variable rheostats, but instead a multi-position rotatingselectorswitchwired to resistors on the back.
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This version is recognizable because there is no pickupselectorswitch.
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The stock incorporates aselectorswitchthat allows selective fire.
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This too has a single trigger with aselectorswitch.
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Aselectorswitchenables the operator to alternate between the two firing modes.
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A fuelselectorswitchwas also added in some markets, to allow the car to run on regular unleaded if required to.
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Both models had 2 single coil pickups with a three-wayselectorswitch.
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It also has a five-position pickupselectorswitchwhich he installed himself.
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They include a monostereoselectorswitchas well as the ability to replace the cord assembly.
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The stock incorporates aselectorswitchthat, when mounted, allows selective fire.
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Some players wedged a plectrum between the pickguard and theselectorswitchto lock it in these positions.
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It has three safeties; ambidextrous safety/fire modeselectorswitchbutton (manual safety), trigger safety and drop safety.
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This version features a three-way pickupselectorswitch.
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It fires from a closed bolt with aselectorswitchallowing semi-automatic or full-automatic fire.
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Worse, the safety/selectorswitchcouldn't be sensed by feel at night if it was in the safe, semi, or automatic position.
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