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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patchboard https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patchboard patchboard : a switchboard in which circuits are i
by kgwgk 1y ago
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patchboard https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patchboard
patchboard
: a switchboard in which circuits are interconnected by patch cords
First Known Use
1934, in the meaning defined above
- tiahura 1y agoHence patch cable.
- ziml77 1y agoI find it far more likely that patches--in terms of fixing problems with small, targeted changes--derives from the use of the term for fixing holes in cloth by sewing on another piece of cloth.
- kgwgk 1y agoEverything is about patching up clothes or other things. I was just commenting on the “patch-cable seems to be way younger” remark.