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  2. Touch switch - Wikipedia

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    A touch switch is a type of switch that only has to be touched by an object to operate. It is used in many lamps and wall switches that have a metal exterior as well as on public computer terminals. A touchscreen includes an array of touch switches on a display. A touch switch is the simplest kind of tactile sensor.

  3. Light fixture - Wikipedia

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    3-way 2-circuit switch; Dimmer (this allows the user to make a light brighter or dimmer, typically using a rotary dial) Light switch (often part of the light socket or power cord on portable fixtures) Lighting control system; Motion detector; Timer; Touch; X10 systems

  4. Touch-sensitive lamp - Wikipedia

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    Video demonstrating the operation of a touch-sensitive lamp. A touch-sensitive lamp is a combination of a lamp and a touch switch. They act on the principle of body capacitance, activated by human touch rather than a flip, push-button, or other mechanical switch. They are popular as desk and nightstand lamps. Touch-sensitive lamp switches may ...

  5. Dimmer - Wikipedia

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    They enable computer control via networked switches, but do not require it. Their cost is about the same as the older "dimmability" circuitry that they replace in LED bulbs, fixtures or drivers. A residential-type dimmer switch with sliding knob to change brightness. The device is small enough to fit into a regular wall box provided for a switch.

  6. Light switch - Wikipedia

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    Two light switches in one box. The switch on the right is a dimmer switch. The switch box is covered by a decorative plate. The first light switch employing "quick-break technology" was invented by John Henry Holmes in 1884 in the Shieldfield district of Newcastle upon Tyne. [1]

  7. Hornets center Nick Richards out indefinitely with fractured ...

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    The Hornets hold a 2-5 record this season and have lost three straight, including back-to-back losses to the Celtics. The Hornets went just 21-61 last season and missed the playoffs for an eighth ...

  8. 3-way lamp - Wikipedia

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    A key switch 3-way socket has the switch incorporated in the lamp socket and requires no external wiring between switch and socket. This would be typical in a 3-way floor-standing floor lamp. A 3-way socket that is to be wired to a separate 3-way 2-circuit switch, is called a keyless 3-way socket. [4]

  9. Amy Adams Admires Her Mom for Competing in Bodybuilding After ...

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    Amy Adams' mom Kathryn has always been an active multitasker.. The Nightbitch actress, 50, said on Live with Kelly and Mark that her mother not only raised seven children but did so while ...