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Switchboard vs Switchgear - What's the difference?

switchboard | switchgear |

As nouns the difference between switchboard and switchgear

is that switchboard is the electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient while switchgear is a switching/interrupting device used in connection with generation, transmission, distribution and conversion of electric power for controling, metering protecting and regulating devices.

switchboard

English

Noun

  • (telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.
  • (electronics) A device that directs electricity from one source to another.

    • switchgear

    English

    (wikipedia switchgear)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A switching/interrupting device used in connection with generation, transmission, distribution and conversion of electric power for controling, metering protecting and regulating devices.