Associations to the word «Switchboard»

Wiktionary

SWITCHBOARD, noun. (telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
SWITCHBOARD, noun. (electronics) A device that directs electricity from one source to another.

Dictionary definition

SWITCHBOARD, noun. Telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley