Wiktionary
n. (context computing English) a series of network cable connection sockets.
Wikipedia
A patch panel, patch bay, patch field or jack field is a device or unit featuring a number of jacks, usually of the same or similar type, for the use of connecting and routing circuits for monitoring, interconnecting, and testing circuits in a convenient, flexible manner. Patch panels are commonly used in computer networking, recording studios, radio and television.
Usage examples of "patch panel".
Cables ran from a patch panel to its CPU, power supply, and subprocessor wiring harness.
He plugged the jack in the back of the phone into a patch panel nearby, circumventing the carrier's electromagnetic shielding by wiring its small internal antenna to one of the massive arrays atop the carrier's mast.