toggle-driven program

noun

UK /ˈtɒɡl ˈdraɪvən ˈprəʊɡræm/

US /ˈtɑːɡl ˈdraɪvən ˈproʊɡræm/

A program that works by flipping switches on and off.

The toy robot is a toggle-driven program, so you press a button to make it walk or stop.

SYNONYMS

switch-based program flip-switch software on-off controlled program button-operated program

RELATED WORDS

toggle switch program control panel on-off state

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software whose behavior changes each time a user flips a setting between two states.

The settings screen is a toggle-driven program: tap once for dark mode, tap again for light mode.

3. A simple game or app where pressing a single button toggles between two actions.

In this toggle-driven program, the space bar makes the character jump and then duck.

4. A control system that alternates between two modes based on switch input.

The factory machine runs a toggle-driven program that switches between filling and sealing bottles.