patchboard

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Synonyms: matchboard, patch board, punchboard, patchcord, notchboard, packboard, archboard

Antonyms: matchboard, patch board, punchboard, patchcord, notchboard, packboard, archboard

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Noun

1. A component of a manual [[telephone]] [[switchboard]], or of various early [[data processing]] equipment, in which [[circuit]]s are completed with [[cord]]s on a [[matrix]] of [[connection]]s.

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