switchboard

English

Etymology

From switch +‎ board.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈswɪt͡ʃˌbɔɹd/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

switchboard (plural switchboards)

1. (telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
2. (electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.

Derived terms

• switchboarding

Translations

electronic panel used to direct telephone calls

• Belarusian: камута́тар m (kamutátar)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 總機 / 总机 (zh) (zǒngjī), 交換機 / 交换机 (zh) (jiāohuànjī)

• Danish: omstillingsbord c, omstillingsanlæg n
• Finnish: puhelinvaihde (fi)
• French: standard (fr) m, standard téléphonique (fr) m
• German: Klappenschrank m
• Greek: τηλεφωνικό κέντρο n (tilefonikó kéntro)
• Hungarian: kapcsolótábla (hu)
• Irish: lasc-chlár m
• Italian: centralino (it) m
• Japanese: 交換台 (こうかんだい, kōkandai), 交換器 (こうかんき, kōkanki)
• Korean: 교환대(交換臺) (gyohwandae)
• Polish: centrala (pl) f
• Portuguese: mesa (pt) f
• Romanian: tablou de distribuție n
• Russian: коммута́тор (ru) m (kommutátor)
• Spanish: cuadro de distribución m, tablero (es) m
• Swedish: telefonväxel c, växel (sv) c
• Thai: ชุมสาย (chum-sǎai)
• Ukrainian: комута́тор m (komutátor)

electronic device

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 配電盤 / 配电盘 (zh) (pèidiànpán)

• Czech: rozvaděč m
• Finnish: kytkintaulu, sähkökeskus
• German: Schaltschrank (de) m
• Greek: ηλεκτρικός πίνακας m (ilektrikós pínakas)
• Hungarian: kapcsolótábla (hu)
• Japanese: 配電盤 (ja) (はいでんばん, haidenban)
• Korean: 배전반(配電盤) (ko) (baejeonban)
• Polish: tablica rozdzielcza f, pulpit kontrolny m
• Portuguese: mesa (pt) f
• Romanian: dispozitiv de comutare n
• Russian: коммута́тор (ru) m (kommutátor), распредели́тельный щит m (raspredelítelʹnyj ščit)
• Spanish: cuadro de distribución m
• Swedish: elcentral c, gruppcentral c

Verb

switchboard (third-person singular simple present switchboards, present participle switchboarding, simple past and past participle switchboarded)

1. (transitive) To transmit or relay through, as if through, a switchboard.