toggelen

Toggelen is a term used in Norwegian and some other languages to refer to the act or device of toggling—a switchable control that alternates between two states, typically on and off. The word is derived from the English verb toggle, which describes the action of changing between two alternate positions or settings. In everyday use, toggelen can denote both the physical switch and the action of switching.

In hardware, a toggle is a physical control such as a flip switch, slide switch, or lever that changes electrical state when moved. In software and digital interfaces, a toggle or toggelen often appears as a toggle button or switch that flips between two states, such as enabled/disabled, visible/hidden, or mute/unmute. Many operating systems and applications implement toggles for feature flags, privacy settings, or UI modes, prioritizing clear state indication and quick access.

Design considerations emphasize legibility of the current state, an obvious action, and accessibility. Labels such as “On” and “Off” or icons indicating state help users understand the effect of activating the control. Keyboard operability and screen-reader support are standard accessibility practices for toggles.

In linguistics or popular usage, toggelen is occasionally used to describe the action of switching a setting, and the concept of toggling is common across industries that rely on binary or dual-state controls. See also: toggle, on/off switch, boolean logic.