switchboard

== English == === Etymology === From switch +‎ board. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbɔɹd/ === Noun === switchboard (plural switchboards) (telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. (electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === switchboard (third-person singular simple present switchboards, present participle switchboarding, simple past and past participle switchboarded) (transitive) To transmit or relay through, as if through, a switchboard.