a device with a large number of sockets into which electrical plugs can be inserted to form many different temporary circuits: used in telephone exchanges, computer systems, etc
Also called: plugboard
plugboard in American English
(ˈplʌɡˌbɔrd, -ˌbourd)
noun
1. Electricity
an electric switchboard with plugs for telephones and the like
2. Also called: control panel Computing
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
Word origin
[1885–90; plug + board]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, reactor, retread, seminar, sensitization
Examples of 'plugboard' in a sentence
plugboard
We describe below the missing algorithm solving the problem of the plugboard settings with an algebraic justification.
Anna Borowska, Elzbieta Rzeszutko 2014, 'The Cryptanalysis Of The Enigma Cipher. The Plugboard And The Cryptologic Bomb.',Computer Sciencehttp://journals.agh.edu.pl/csci/article/download/1175/985. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)