patchboard

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

patch +‎ board

Noun[edit]

patchboard (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.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=patchboard&oldid=47407669"