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exchange vs plugboard

plugboard vs exchange

exchange and plugboard both are nouns.

exchange is a verb but plugboard is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exchange Yes No Yes No
plugboard Yes No No No
As nouns, plugboard is a hyponym of exchange; that is, plugboard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than exchange:
  • exchange: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
  • plugboard: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
Other hyponyms of exchange include centrex, patchboard, switchboard.
exchange (noun) plugboard (noun)
reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
the act of changing one thing for another thing
the act of giving something in return for something received
(chess) the capture by both players (usually on consecutive moves) of pieces of equal value
(chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
(sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
exchange (verb) plugboard (verb)
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
exchange a penalty for a less severe one
give to, and receive from, one another
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
Difference between exchange and plugboard

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