patchboard

English

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Compound from English patch (fool) + English board (plank).

Origin

English

board

Gloss

plank

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