Definition: | transfer of the moving contact(s) from one position to an adjacent position
Note 1 to entry: For a circuit-breaker, this may be a closing operation or an opening operation.
Note 2 to entry: If distinction is necessary, an operation in the electrical sense, e.g. make or break, is referred to as a switching operation, and an operation in the mechanical sense, e.g. close or open, is referred to as a mechanical operation.
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