telephone exchange

/ˌtɛləˈfoʊn əksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

Other forms: telephone exchanges

Definitions of telephone exchange

1. noun

   a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
   synonyms: central, exchange

   types:

   centrex

   (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange

   patchboard, plugboard, switchboard

   telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

   type of:

   work, workplace

   a place where work is done