'patchboard' definitions:

Definition of 'patchboard'

(from WordNet)
noun
Telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords [syn: switchboard, patchboard, plugboard]

Definition of 'patchboard'

From: GCIDE
  • patchboard \patch"board\ n. (Computers) A circuit board where circuits are completed and modified by making connections with patchcords.
  • Syn: switchboard, plugboard. [WordNet 1.5]