patchboard

Etymology

From patch + board.

patchboard means A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.

noun

A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.