beige box en · NOUN
Meanings
- (qualifier:hacking) A device used in phreaking, technically equivalent to a telephone company lineman's handset: a telephone fitted with alligator clips to attach it to a line.
- A desktop computer in the style typical of personal computers of the 1980s and 1990s, having a boxy off-white case and CRT monitor.
- (broadly, derogatory) An outdated personal computer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| beige boxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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