switchboard

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"I believe I bring something to Switchboard that is still currently a bit underrepresented, so people who are more ethnic or have more exposure to religion, and the difference of reactions from parents."

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2019

Switchboard duty is purgatory for Midge, a woman who worked the Revlon counter like a champion until she crossed the wrong people.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2018

People call the Switchboard about all kinds of stuff—where to go for VD tests or find a rap group or a roommate, which drag contests are coming up, referrals to gay-owned businesses.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2018

Switchboard operators alerted on-call staff, though most found out an attack was under way via Twitter or WhatsApp and set out unprompted.

From Economist • Oct. 12, 2017

The Cummings-Wray selector and that of the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company are of this type and operate on the principle of synchronous clocks.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by McMeen, Samuel