Switches: version 1

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# Switches <!--category-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Switches
gpc_code: 10005586
gpc_level: brick
parent: category/78020600
gpc_publication: 286 GPC as of May 2026
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## About <!--about-->
Includes any products that can be described/observed as a circuit interruption device used to control the flow of electricity to electrical lights, appliances, and outlets. The flow is controlled by either turning the electricity on or off or by changing the path along which it flows and can be managed mechanically, electronically by remote control or via an app (smarthome).

### Excludes

Excludes products such as dimmers classified with electrical lighting, relays and circuit breakers.
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