BLACK BOX


Meaning of BLACK BOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: circa 1945

1. : a usually complicated electronic device that functions and is packaged as a unit and whose internal mechanism is usually hidden from or mysterious to the user ; broadly : anything that has mysterious or unknown internal functions or mechanisms

2. : a crashworthy device in aircraft for recording cockpit conversations and flight data

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.