Also called a "hook switch," it is the control mechanism that answers and hangs up a call on a telephone. When you place the handset in the telephone cradle, it depresses the switch hook's button ...

Such electronic devices usually include a single 3- or 4-connector jack, which can be a stereo headphone jack, a mono headphone jack with microphone input and hook switch, or a stereo headphone jack ...

Part of the allure of the Nintendo Switch is the ability to take it with you, wherever you go, while at the same time having the option to drop it into its dock and play on the big screen.