Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
accionamiento del interruptor
English translation:
switch activation
Spanish term
Spain
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Works in: Spanish to English
accionamiento del interruptor
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Feb 4, 2010 16:40: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1012492">Lucy Williams's</a> old entry - "accionamiento del interruptor "" to ""switch activation""
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Proposed translations
switch activation
http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&source=hp&q=accionamiento act...
SAT&D - Switch-Activation
For the purpose of this module, switch-activation refers to the act of using a switch to turn a toy or device on or off. This switch, such as a push button ...
www2.hawaii.edu/~jhomori/SAT&D_sw_activation.html
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-28 15:22:37 GMT)
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i.e.
how the switch activation works
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-01-28 15:25:06 GMT)
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AbleData: Products
This switch operates in latch, momentary, or timer mode. ... can be adjusted to increase or decrease the amount of movement required for switch activation. ...
www.abledata.com/abledata.cfm?pageid=19327&top...2... - Cached
switch action
Colombia
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
operation of the switch
The manufacturer <is to> provide an explanation/description of the operation of the switch.
Alternatively, "should/shall" could be used insted of "is to"
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Note added at 38 mins (2010-01-28 14:59:39 GMT)
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The example above should actually read as follows:
"The manufacturer is to propvide..."
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Note added at 38 mins (2010-01-28 14:59:53 GMT)
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"provide"
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how the switch (it is offering/presenting) functions
In any case, the manufacturer will have to explain how the switch it is offering/presenting functions.
Spain
30 yrs+. Very accurate, demonstrably
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Catalan to English
Switch mechanism
An ACB (Air Circuit Breaker), for instance, where thousands of amperes are dealt with, the "make" (connect) action is done against a series of resorts or springs which are kept loaded by a latch, the "break" (disconnecting) being effected by releasing the latch, which in turn releases the springs and opens (very quickly) the circuit.
There are of course other possible means for doing this, and I understand that they refer to this (the various possible mechanisms used to have the main contacts of the switch closed (make) or open (break).
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