SWITCHBOARD

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 I. (noun) 

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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)

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