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I suspect it is nowhere as popular as a slide switch with 0.1" lead spacing such as - about a dime in modest quantity:

I suppose you could whack off the 3rd pin for use as a basic 2-pin OFF-ON SPST switch assuming there's space for the body. The somewhat annoying aspect of the previous 2-pin switch is you must lift the actuator to turn off. It is not spring-loaded for push-on-push-off action.

After some web searching, I found it interesting that hobby and Robotics related sites "get it" and sell these switches (and only a few other types) making a point of the 0.1" lead spacing - perfect for DIY prototyping boards with the 0.1" grid hole pattern. You go to DigiKey and hunt around forever trying to narrow down the thousands of choices. rolleyes

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