SWITCHBOARD


Meaning of SWITCHBOARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbȯrd ]

noun

Date: 1873

: an apparatus (as in a telephone exchange) consisting of a panel on which are mounted electric switches so arranged that a number of circuits may be connected, combined, and controlled

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.