switching

noun7

1. •
   The act or process of something that switches.
2. •
   Change from one product or service provider to another.
3. •
   The movement of a locomotive from one track to another.
4. •
   The process of transferring data packets from one device to another in a network, or from one network to another.
5. •
   The transference of an investment from one fund to another.
6. •
   Back-and-forth movement of an animal's tail, etc.
7. •
   Corporal punishment by use of a switch (twig or twigs).