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Noun: three-way switch
  1. An electric switch that has three terminals; used to control a circuit from two different locations
    "They installed a three-way switch to control the hallway light from both ends of the corridor";
    - three-point switch

Derived forms: three-way switches

Type of: electric switch, electrical switch, switch

Encyclopedia: Three-way switch