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
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She used to work as a switchboard operator.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
This was just one corner of a far larger sandbox, filled with bespoke hospitality services, crime-syndicate clans, mysterious cabals, weapons sommeliers and networks of switchboard operators decked out in rockabilly couture.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2025
Soon, the exercise bikes and vibrating belt machines were drawing a clientele of secretaries, nurses, switchboard operators, flight attendants and volunteers from Ms. Steinem’s Women’s Action Alliance.
—Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Think of the Zero Trust Exchange as a modern-day switchboard.
—Zeus Kerravala, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Switchboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switchboard. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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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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