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1switchboard — switch‧board [ˈswɪtʆbɔːd ǁ bɔːrd] noun [countable] a system used to connect telephone calls in an office building, hotel etc: • Calls must pass through the switchboard with the minimum delay. • Contact the switchboard operator to arrange an early …
2switchboard — switch board n. 1. an elctrical apparatus consisting predominantly of a panel on which are switches or other means of completing electrical circuits; used especially for the devices used in telephone exchanges. See sense 2. [PJC] 2. (Telephone)… …
3switchboard — 1873, from SWITCH (Cf. switch) (n.) + BOARD (Cf. board) (n.1) …
4switchboard — ► NOUN 1) an installation for the manual control of telephone connections. 2) an apparatus for varying connections between electric circuits …
5switchboard — ☆ switchboard [swichbôrd΄ ] n. a board or panel equipped with apparatus for controlling the operation of a system of electric circuits, as in a telephone exchange …
6switchboard — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ telephone VERB + SWITCHBOARD ▪ call, ring (BrE) ▪ flood, jam ▪ The switchboard was jammed with f …
7Switchboard operator — Medium to large organizations often employ switchboard operators mdash;specialised staff who answer general telephone calls to the organization and usually maintain internal communication through telephones, and pagers.In hospitals, switchboard… …
8switchboard — n. at a switchboard (to work at a switchboard) * * * [ swɪtʃbɔːd] at a switchboard (to work at a switchboard) …
9switchboard — noun (C) a central system used to connect telephone calls in an office building, hotel etc, or the people who operate the system: Hello switchboard? Can I have an outside line? | switchboard operators | jam the switchboard (=make too many calls… …
10Switchboard — The term switchboard, when used by itself, may refer to:*Telephone switchboard *Electric switchboard *Printed circuit board *In computing, Switch board (framework) …
