patchboard

A noun referring to a central panel or board used in telecommunications to connect circuits by means of patchcords.

• 🇫🇷Panneau central ou platine utilisée en télécommunications pour connecter des circuits au moyen de cordons de brassage.

1. Telephone patchboard C1 formal technical

   A central panel or switchboard in a telephone system where circuits are connected manually using patchcords.

   • The operator used the patchboard to connect the long-distance call.
   • Old telephone exchanges relied on patchboards for routing calls.
   • He learned how to manage the patchboard during his training.

   🇫🇷Tableau de brassage téléphonique

• patchboards plural form
• patchboards' possessive plural form
• patchboard's possessive singular form