plugboard

P3L1U1G2B3O1A1R1D2

noun

An array of jacks or hubs into which patch cords can be inserted in order to complete electrical circuits.

Similar
switchboardpatchboard
RareScrabble 15
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounplugboard (plural plugboards)

plural plugboards

  1. An array of jacks or hubs into which patch cords can be inserted in order to complete electrical circuits.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountelephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

Similar
switchboardpatchboard
Broader
centraltelephone exchangeexchange
Also see
patchboardswitchboard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From plug + board.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: plugboard on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.