black box en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈblæk.bɒx/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
* Since c. 1945 in both main senses (that is, event recorders and objects with unknown innards), which are historically related to each other; for details, see black box § History and flight recorder § Terminology. * (a type of theater): Such theaters are often painted black.
Meanings
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(informal) A flight recorder; the brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident.
scrutinizing all utterances recorded by the black box
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(broadly) Any similar device on motor vehicles, such as rail event recorders and ship trip recorders.
the pilothouse's analogue of an airliner's black box
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A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation.
The authentication method and its details can be treated as a black box for purposes of this security architecture overview.
- A device used in phreaking that prevents the calling party from being billed for the call placed.
- (attributive) A type of theater characterized by a lack of decoration or complex mechanisms.
- Synonym of football (“the leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President”)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blackbox | alternative | lexicographic | |
| black boxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
body camera · dashcam · QAR (quick access recorder)
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
VDR (voyage data recorder) · flight data recorder (FDR) · CVR (cockpit voice recorder)
Relateds
black-box testing (theoretical construct or device) · black body (theoretical construct or device) · black box insurance (event recorder) · black box warning (blackened rectangle) · black magic (mysterious production of output)
Synonyms
trip recorder · event recorder · football · opaque box
Translations (72)
it scatola nera (theoretical construct or device) · rue чо́рна скри́нька (recorders in an aircraft) · it registratore di volo (recorders in an aircraft) · fi musta laatikko (recorders in an aircraft) · ga bosca dubh (recorders in an aircraft) · ca caixa negra (theoretical construct or device) · ru чёрный я́щик (recorders in an aircraft) · fi musta laatikko (theoretical construct or device) · es caja negra (theoretical construct or device) · pt caixa-negra (recorders in an aircraft) · sv svart låda (recorders in an aircraft) · sh црна кутија (recorders in an aircraft) · ja ブラックボックス (recorders in an aircraft) · tr kara kutu (recorders in an aircraft) · cs černá skříňka (theoretical construct or device) · vi hộp đen (recorders in an aircraft) · ca caixa negra (recorders in an aircraft) · ro înregistrător de zbor (recorders in an aircraft) · cmn 黑箱 (theoretical construct or device) · de Flugschreiber (recorders in an aircraft) · nb svart boks (recorders in an aircraft) · sl črna škatla (recorders in an aircraft) · cmn 黑盒 (theoretical construct or device) · bg че́рна кути́я (recorders in an aircraft) · ko 블랙박스 (theoretical construct or device) · cy blwch du (recorders in an aircraft) · ru чёрный я́щик (theoretical construct or device) · it scatola nera (recorders in an aircraft) · sh crna kutija (recorders in an aircraft) · ko 블랙박스 (recorders in an aircraft) · cmn 黑箱 (recorders in an aircraft) · uk чо́рна скри́нька (recorders in an aircraft) · cs černá skříňka (recorders in an aircraft) · cmn 黑匣子 (recorders in an aircraft) · de Blackbox (recorders in an aircraft) · es caja negra (recorders in an aircraft) · ta கருப்புப்பெட்டி (recorders in an aircraft) · hi ब्लैक बॉक्स (recorders in an aircraft) · he קופסה שחורה (recorders in an aircraft) · tr karanlık kutu (theoretical construct or device) · gcf bwèt nwè (recorders in an aircraft) · id kotak hitam (recorders in an aircraft) · nn svart boks (recorders in an aircraft) · az qara qutu (recorders in an aircraft) · de Blackbox (theoretical construct or device) · ms kotak hitam (recorders in an aircraft) · fa جعبه سیاه (recorders in an aircraft) · pt caixa-negra (theoretical construct or device) · ar صُنْدُوق أَسْوَد (recorders in an aircraft) · ga bosca dubh (theoretical construct or device) · mk цр́на ку́тија (recorders in an aircraft) · th กล่องดำ (recorders in an aircraft) · sk čierna skrinka (recorders in an aircraft) · cmn 黑盒子 (recorders in an aircraft) · lv melnā kaste (recorders in an aircraft) · ro cutie neagră (theoretical construct or device) · pt caixa-preta (recorders in an aircraft) · uk чо́рний я́щик (recorders in an aircraft) · fr boîte noire (recorders in an aircraft) · fr boîte noire (theoretical construct or device) · hu feketedoboz (recorders in an aircraft) · pl czarna skrzynka (theoretical construct or device) · ro cutie neagră (recorders in an aircraft) · be чо́рная скры́ня (recorders in an aircraft) · he קופסה שחורה (theoretical construct or device) · ta கரும்பெட்டி (recorders in an aircraft) · nl zwarte doos (recorders in an aircraft) · pt caixa-preta (theoretical construct or device) · ja ブラックボックス (theoretical construct or device) · pl czarna skrzynka (recorders in an aircraft) · et must kast (recorders in an aircraft) · ar صُنْدُوق أَسْوَد (theoretical construct or device)
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