patch cord
Audio equipment link
A patch cord is a short cable with connectors on both ends, used to link equipment or create temporary connections.
In audio work, patch cords route signals through a patch bay.
In networking, they connect devices to wall jacks or switches: I need a longer patch cord to reach the router.
The name reflects their use in "patching" signals from one point to another.
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- connectorThing that joins others
- ethernetWired networking standard
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- jackDevice for lifting vehicles
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- cablescoaxial, ethernet, power cable, audio cable, video cable
- cordsripcord, paracord
- music gearguitar, amplifiers, piano, amps, keyboard
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
- wired telecomlandline, telephone, telephone line, phone line, phone jack
- analog computinganalog computer, slide rule, abacus, integrator, adding machine