: a wire with a plug at each end that is used to connect electrical devices
Examples of patch cord in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebIn addition, the U.K. plans to push its growing wind harvest south toward London via six more offshore HVDC cables, running shore-to-shore like patch cords in an old-time telephone switchboard.—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2023 Old-school analog computers had used clunky patch cords on plug boards.—Charles Platt, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'patch cord.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Share