Editing Parts per switch

[[File:Alps SKCM Orange -- fully disassembled.jpg|thumb|250px|The 11 parts that give [[Alps SKCL/SKCM series|complicated Alps]] its moniker]]
[[File:Cherry MX Green -- disassembled, tops.jpg|thumb|250px|The 7 parts to a clicky [[Cherry MX]] switch]]

The number of parts in a switch varies greatly. The following table includes the switch shell in the part count. The part counts do not include extremely small parts that are permanently embedded inside other parts, primarily contact prisms (in part because one cannot be certain about the construction of these elements); larger parts that are clearly understood but cannot be non-destructively separated (e.g. plastic parts appearing to be moulded around metal parts) are counted separately.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Switch || Introduced || Type || data-sort-type="number" | Parts
|-
| [[Futaba complicated linear]] || ≤ 1981 || Linear || 16
|-
| [[Futaba linear lock]] || ≤ 1981 || Latching || 15 or 16
|-
| [[Futaba simplified linear]] || ≤ 1981 || Linear || 9
|-
| [[Futaba low-profile linear]] || ≤ 1983 || Linear || 7
|-
| [[Alps SKCL Yellow]] || — || Linear || 10
|-
| [[Alps SKCM White]] || — || Tactile || 11
|-
| [[Alps SKCM Orange]] || — || Tactile || 11
|-
| [[Alps SKCM Cream Damped]] || — || Tactile (damped) || 13
|-
| [[Alps ultra low profile]] || — || Clicky || 8+
|-
| [[Matias switch|Matias click switch]] || 2012 || Clicky || 7
|-
| [[Matias switch|Matias quiet switch]] || 2012 || Tactile (damped) || 9
|-
| [[Cherry M8]] (SPST open) ||  || Linear || 5
|-
| [[Cherry M8]] (SPST enclosed) ||  || Linear || 6
|-
| [[Cherry MX Black]] || 1984 || Linear || 6
|-
| [[Cherry MX White]] (Type A) || 1987 || Clicky || 7
|-
| [[Cherry MY]] || 1987 || Linear || 6
|-
| [[SMK second generation]] || — || Clicky, tactile || 7
|-
| [[Hi-Tek Series 725]] black/blue || — || Clicky || 6
|-
| [[Hi-Tek Series 725]] white/beige/grey/green || — || Linear, tactile || 5
|-
| [[RAFI RS 74 M SPDT latching]] || - || SPDT latching || 10
|}

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