"patchboard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: patchboards [plural]
Etymology: patch + board Etymology templates: {{compound|en|patch|board}} patch + board Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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.
    Sense id: en-patchboard-en-noun-u8I0q5TM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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