plugboard
- noun
- /ˈplʌɡbɔrd/
- Archaic
:
tablero de conexiones
- In the early days of telephone exchanges, operators used a plugboard to link different lines manually.
Examples
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If you run the wires across the plugboard matrix diagonally, it will eliminate rotor positions 500 times faster.
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Certainly, he propelled us from the plugboard age into the punch card age.
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Four hours rewiring his plugboard matrix.
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10 plugboard cables, - That's one million... - 1,000 million.
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The technician connected the new lines to the plugboard to ensure proper circuit connections.
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She carefully arranged the cables on the plugboard to avoid any confusion in the connections.
Synonyms
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5.4
A flat panel inside electronic devices that holds small parts
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6.8
A panel where people connect telephone calls by hand
A board with many sockets for connecting phone and other electronic wires
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Morphology
Etymology
Plugboard is simply plug ('to put in') plus board ('flat panel'), so picture a flat board with many holes where you push cords in. It comes from early telephone exchanges and computers where operators put cords into the board to connect wires, which is why a plugboard means a panel used to make connections between circuits.