scissor switch

noun

A kind of switch used in some computer keyboards, connected to the keyboard by two plastic pieces that interlock like a pair of scissors.

Meanings

nounscissor switch (plural scissor switches)

plural scissor switches

  1. A kind of switch used in some computer keyboards, connected to the keyboard by two plastic pieces that interlock like a pair of scissors.
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