patch cord

noun

: a wire with a plug at each end that is used to connect electrical devices

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In addition, the U.K. plans to push its growing wind harvest south toward London via six more offshore HVDC cables, running shore-to-shore like patch cords in an old-time telephone switchboard. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023 Old-school analog computers had used clunky patch cords on plug boards. Charles Platt, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of patch cord was in 1926

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“Patch cord.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patch%20cord. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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