plugboard

[ pluhg-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. Electricity. an electric switchboard with plugs for telephones and the like.
2. Also called control panel. Computers. a removable panel containing manually wired electrical terminals into which plugs or pins are inserted: formerly used to control operation of peripheral equipment, as a keyboard.

plugboard

/ ˈplʌɡˌbɔːd /

noun

1. another name for patch board

Word History and Origins

Origin of plugboard¹

First recorded in 1885–90; plug + board