switchboard
verbEtymology From switch + board.
1
To transmit or relay through, as if through, a switchboard.
switchboard
nounUS /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbɔɹd/
Etymology From switch + board.
1
Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
2
Business, Electrical, Electrical engineering, Electricity, Electromagnetism, Energy, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
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- switchboarding