patchboard

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noun

A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.

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Meanings

nounpatchboard (plural patchboards)

plural patchboards

  1. A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountelephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

Similar
switchboardplugboard
Broader
centraltelephone exchangeexchange
Also see
plugboardswitchboard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From patch + board.

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Cite this entry
APA

patchboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchboard

MLA

“patchboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchboard. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patchboard,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patchboard.

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