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patchbay

patchbay noun: a device that connects the inputs and outputs of a number of electric musical instruments such that they may be routed together.

Noun

patchbay (plural patchbays)

  1. A device that connects the inputs and outputs of a number of electric musical instruments such that they may be routed together.

Forms of patchbay

pluralpatchbays

Origin of patchbay

From patch + bay.

Questions about patchbay

What does patchbay mean?
Patchbay means a device that connects the inputs and outputs of a number of electric musical instruments such that they may be routed together.
What part of speech is patchbay?
Patchbay is a noun.
What is the plural of patchbay?
The plural of patchbay is patchbays.

Words near patchbay in the dictionary

  1. patch-ups
  2. patchability
  3. patchable
  4. patchak
  5. Patcham
  6. patchbay
  7. patchbays
  8. patchboard
  9. patchboards
  10. patchbox
  11. patchboxes

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