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SWITCHBOARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
Synonyms:
patchboard; plugboard; switchboard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("switchboard" is a kind of...):
central; exchange; telephone exchange (a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication)
Holonyms ("switchboard" is a part of...):
phone system; telephone system (a communication system that transmits sound between distant points)