Final answer:
Maintained contact contact stays in position when the actuator is released.
The correct answer is option B) Maintained contact.
Step-by-step explanation:
A switch contact is a conductive component or surface that's used to control a circuit. Circuits, of course, generally consist of nothing more than a conductive path. The conductive path allows electricity to flow from one end to the opposite end when the circuit is closed.
In electronics, a maintained contact switch is one that remains in the position it was put in, even after the actuator (the button or lever) is released.
This type of switch is commonly used in applications where it is important for the circuit to stay in a particular state until it is manually changed.
An example of a maintained contact switch is a light switch that stays in the on or off position until you physically toggle it again.