switchings

Noun

switching (countable and uncountable, plural switchings)

1. Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).
2. Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
3. The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
4. The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
5. Change from one product or service provider to another.
6. The process of transferring data packets from one device to another in a network, or from one network to another.