patchboard

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

patchboard
    n 1: telephone central where circuits are completed with
         patchcords [syn: {switchboard}, {patchboard}, {plugboard}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

patchboard \patch"board\ n. (Computers)
   A circuit board where circuits are completed and modified by
   making connections with patchcords.

   Syn: switchboard, plugboard.
        [WordNet 1.5]