"switchroom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: switchrooms [plural]
Etymology: From switch + room. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|switch|room}} switch + room Head templates: {{en-noun}} switchroom (plural switchrooms)
  1. (telecommunications) A room, often an entire floor, containing switching equipment, especially for telephone lines.

Inflected forms

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