switch-operated program

noun
UK /swɪtʃ ˈɒpəreɪtɪd ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /swɪtʃ ˈɑːpəreɪtɪd ˈproʊɡræm/

A switch-operated program is a computer program that starts or works when you press a button or flip a switch.

The toy robot runs a switch-operated program, so it wakes up when you press its red button.

SYNONYMS

button-controlled programswitch-driven programtoggle-activated programmanually triggered program

RELATED WORDS

switchprogrambuttoncontrol panelautomation

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A software routine that changes behavior based on the position of a physical or virtual switch.

The lighting system uses a switch-operated program to turn the lights on at dusk.

3. A program whose execution is enabled or disabled by a hardware toggle rather than a command line.

Engineers loaded a switch-operated program onto the device so field workers could start it without a keyboard.

4. An automated sequence initiated by a user-operated switch in industrial or household equipment.

The washing machine's switch-operated program begins the wash cycle as soon as the dial is turned.