switchboard

switch·board  (swchbôrd, -brd)

n.

1. One or more panels accommodating control switches, indicators, and other apparatus for operating electric circuits.

2. See telephone exchange.

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switchboard [ˈswɪtʃˌbɔːd]

n

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) an installation in a telephone exchange, office, hotel, etc., at which the interconnection of telephone lines is manually controlled

2. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) an assembly of switchgear for the control of power supplies in an installation or building

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

switchboard - telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords patchboard, plugboard central, telephone exchange, exchange - a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication phone system, telephone system - a communication system that transmits sound between distant points

Translations

switchboard [ˈswɪtʃbɔːd]

A. N (Telec) (at exchange) → central f; (in offices) → centralita f, conmutador m (LAm)

B. CPD switchboard operator N → telefonista mf

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switchboard [ˈswɪtʃbɔː^rd] n → standard m
switchboard operator n → standardiste mf

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switchboard [ˈswɪtʃˌbɔːd] n → centralino

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switchboard [ˈswɪtʃˌbɔːd] n → centralino

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switchboard → لوحة مفاتيح تحكم telefonní ústředna omstillingsbord Vermittlung τηλεφωνικό κέντρο centralita, conmutador puhelinvaihde standard razvodna ploča centralino 電話交換台 전화 교환대 schakelbord sentralbord centrala telefoniczna mesa telefónica, mesa telefônica коммутатор växel แผงสายโทรศัพท์ santral tổng đài điện thoại 总机