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Black box

The brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident.

📖 Definitions of "Black box"

noun
  1. 1

    The brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident.

  2. 2

    (by extension) Any similar device on motor vehicles, such as rail event recorders and ship trip recorders.

  3. 3

    A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation.

  4. 4

    A device used in phreaking that prevents the calling party from being billed for the call placed.

verb
  1. 1

    To focus on the inputs and outputs without worrying about the internal complexity.

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