patch panel

patch panel definition - telecom
A vertical panel with multiple points of termination for cables. Short patch cords are used to establish semi-permanent interconnections between the cable terminations. Multiple types of cables (e.g., coaxial and unshielded twisted pair) can terminate on a single patch panel. See also distribution frame.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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