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switch⋅board

  [swich-bawrd, -bohrd]
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–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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switch·board   (swĭch'bôrd', -bōrd')   
n.  
  1. One or more panels accommodating control switches, indicators, and other apparatus for operating electric circuits.
  2. See telephone exchange.
telephone exchange  
n.  A central system of switches and other equipment that establishes connections between individual telephones. Also called switchboard.
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