switchboarding

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noun

The use of a switchboard.

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Meanings

nounswitchboarding (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe use of a switchboard.

    Other skills taught include computer data entry, word processing and electronic switchboarding.

    2009, Wilfred Arnett Moore, Wyatt Tee Walker, page 67
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    He had to finally consider the possibility that this was a genuine electronic switchboarding glitch, and what he was hearing was not intended for his benefit.

    2000, Darrell Schweitzer, Jason Van Hollander, Nightscapes: Tales of the Ominous and Magical, page 109

Origin

From switchboard + -ing.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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