switchboard
noun
switch·board
ˈswich-ˌbȯrd 
: an apparatus (as in a telephone exchange) consisting of a panel on which are mounted electric switches so arranged that a number of circuits may be connected, combined, and controlled
Examples of switchboard in a Sentence
She used to work as a switchboard operator.
Recent Examples on the Web
Around the time the story ran, the Channel 7 switchboard was getting up to 40 calls a day from viewers concerned about his absence from TV.
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Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
No sooner had Robeson’s name gone out over the airwaves than the NBC switchboard lit up with angry calls from Cold War media warriors.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Bell Telephone switchboards and the Tribune newsroom were flooded with calls from confused and scared residents who turned angry when told yes, the Sox had won, and no, the end of the world wasn’t nigh.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2024
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has pulled away from its previous role as a switchboard for election officials and social media platforms to relay reports about posts containing lies about the voting process.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 30 July 2024
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Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
No sooner had Robeson’s name gone out over the airwaves than the NBC switchboard lit up with angry calls from Cold War media warriors.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
Bell Telephone switchboards and the Tribune newsroom were flooded with calls from confused and scared residents who turned angry when told yes, the Sox had won, and no, the end of the world wasn’t nigh.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2024
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has pulled away from its previous role as a switchboard for election officials and social media platforms to relay reports about posts containing lies about the voting process.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 30 July 2024
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“Switchboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switchboard. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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switchboard
noun
switch·board
-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a device (as in a telephone exchange) consisting of a panel on which are mounted electric switches so arranged that a number of circuits may be connected, combined, and controlled
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