What would a switch in a pipe be called?

Hypothetically, if I had a pipe with air/water moving through it and there was a splitter in the line that could send it in two different directions, but I want to be able to choose which direction and have it only go in one direction at a time. What would this be called?

Alex2011-08-19T18:08:43Z

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A 3-port ball valve

K.Prakashchandra2011-08-20T10:08:22Z

Direction control valve

?2011-08-20T03:01:20Z

Diverter valve or 3 way.

Skipp2011-08-20T01:20:27Z

A buterfly valved Y

CR2011-08-20T00:54:27Z

a splitter I believe