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switchboarding

switchboarding noun: the use of a switchboard.

Noun

switchboarding (uncountable)

  1. The use of a switchboard.
    • He had to finally consider the possibility that this was a genuine electronic switchboarding glitch, and what he was hearing was not intended for his benefit.2000, Darrell Schweitzer, Jason Van Hollander, Nightscapes: Tales of the Ominous and Magical, page 109
    • Other skills taught include computer data entry, word processing and electronic switchboarding.2009, Wilfred Arnett Moore, Wyatt Tee Walker, page 67

Origin of switchboarding

From switchboard + -ing.

Questions about switchboarding

What does switchboarding mean?
Switchboarding means the use of a switchboard.
What part of speech is switchboarding?
Switchboarding is a noun.

Words near switchboarding in the dictionary

  1. switchbladed
  2. switchblades
  3. switchblading
  4. switchboard
  5. switchboarded
  6. switchboarding
  7. switchboardless
  8. switchboards
  9. switchbox
  10. switchboxes
  11. switchcane

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