patch-plug
1patch — [1] To repair a component. [2] The added part used to repair a component, e.g., a rubber disc glued to a tube to cover a nail hole. [3] The footprint of a tire in its contact with the ground. See contact patch balance patch plug patch …
2Plug board — may refer to:* Plug board, used to program unit record equipment and some early computers * Plugboard, a component of certain encryption machines * Telephone switchboard, another name for a manual See also: * Patch panel * Plug * Perforated… …
3patch cord — patch′ cord n. elm elo a short electrical cord with a plug at each end used to connect equipment or signal paths • Etymology: 1925–30 …
4Patch panel — A patch panel or patch bay or jackfield is a panel, typically rackmounted, that houses cable connections. One typically shorter patch cable will plug into the front side, while the back will hold the connection of a much longer and more permanent …
5plug — pluggable, adj. pluggingly, adv. plugless, adj. pluglike, adj. /plug/, n., v., plugged, plugging. n. 1. a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge. 2. a core or interior segment taken …
6patch — n. & v. n. 1 a piece of material or metal etc. used to mend a hole or as reinforcement. 2 a pad worn to protect an injured eye. 3 a dressing etc. put over a wound. 4 a large or irregular distinguishable area on a surface. 5 colloq. a period of… …
7patch cord — noun or patching cord : a wire with plugs at both ends that is used in communications patches * * * Teleph., Electronics. a short cord with a plug at each end, or a plug at one end and a pair of clips at the other, used for temporarily connecting …
8Patch point — In electronic audio technology, a patch point is a connection that allows a signal to be withdrawn from a device, modified in some way, and returned. This can, for example, be done using a jack plug, using the tip of the plug for the outgoing… …
9plug patch — A tire repair material which is forced into a nail hole to fill it. The plug is attached at one end to a patch that seals the hole and then expands to fill the hole. Although a common procedure, it is not the most satisfactory method of repair …
10patch cord — Teleph., Electronics. a short cord with a plug at each end, or a plug at one end and a pair of clips at the other, used for temporarily connecting two pieces of equipment or signal paths. Also, patchcord. [1925 30] * * * …
