cutout

cut·out  (ktout)

n.

1. Something cut out or intended to be cut out from something else.

2. Electricity A device that interrupts, bypasses, or disconnects a circuit or circuit element.

3. A recording that is no longer current and whose remaining stock is sold at a discounted price.

4. Slang A mutually trusted intermediary who handles communications between espionage agents.

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An intermediary or device used to obviate direct contact between members of a clandestine organization.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cutout - a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload electric switch, electrical switch, switch - control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit
	2.	cutout - a photograph from which the background has been cut away photographic print, print - a printed picture produced from a photographic negative standee - a lifesize cardboard cutout (usually of a celebrity); "he had his picture taken with a standee of the president"
	3.	cutout - a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"

Translations

cutout [ˈkʌtˌaʊt] n (paper, cardboard figure) → ritaglio; (switch) → interruttore m