Switchboarding

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The use of a switchboard. uncountable

    "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."

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a boardacting areaapronapron stageb boardbackstage

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"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."

Etymology

From switchboard + -ing.

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