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lightboard

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light⋅board

[lahyt-bawrd, -bohrd]
–noun
switchboard (def. 2).

Origin:
light 1 + board

switch⋅board

[swich-bawrd, -bohrd]
–noun Electricity.
1. a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
2. Also called lightboard. a panel of switches, dimmers, etc., for controlling the lighting on a stage or in an auditorium.

Origin:
1870–75, Americanism; switch + board
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