telephone exchange vs patchboard

telephone exchange and patchboard both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
telephone exchange	Yes	No	No	No
patchboard	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, patchboard is a hyponym of telephone exchange; that is, patchboard is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than telephone exchange:

telephone exchange: a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
patchboard: telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

Other hyponyms of telephone exchange include centrex, plugboard, switchboard.

telephone exchange (noun)	patchboard (noun)
a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication	telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

telephone exchange vs patchboard

telephone exchange and patchboard both are nouns.

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