Where does "patching through" come from?
And what did it originally mean?
Usage: "I'm patching through a call from Mr. X"
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Where does "patching through" come from?
And what did it originally mean?
Usage: "I'm patching through a call from Mr. X"
Best Answer
The original telephone switchboards were literally patch boards: the caller and callee were physically connected with a wire (patch cable) to form a circuit.
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