"punchdown" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: punchdowns [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from punch down. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|punch down}} Deverbal from punch down Head templates: {{en-noun}} punchdown (plural punchdowns)
  1. (telecommunications) A kind of electrical connection often used in telephony, having solid copper wires that are punched down into short open-ended slots which are a type of insulation-displacement connector. The slots contain blades which cut through the wire's insulation as it is punched down, and hold the wire in position while making electrical contact. Wikipedia link: Punch-down block Categories (topical): Telecommunications Synonyms: punch block

Inflected forms

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