Definitions for black box
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
black′ box′(n.)
any unit that forms part of an electronic circuit and has its function but not its components specified.
Category: Electronics
any small, usu. black, box containing a secret, mysterious, or complex mechanical or electronic device.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Category: Aeronautics
Ref: flight recorder.
Origin of black box:
1940–45
Princeton's WordNet
black box(noun)
equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight
Wiktionary
black box(Noun)
Informal name for the brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident.
black box(Noun)
A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation.
Translations for black box
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
black box(noun)
a built-in machine for automatic recording of the details of a plane's flight
They found the black box two miles away from the wreckage of the crashed plane.
- vlugopnemerAfrikaans
- العُلبَةُ السَّوْداءArabic
- черна кутияBulgarian
- caixa pretaPortuguese (BR)
- černá skříňkaCzech
- der FlugschreiberGerman
- sort boksDanish
- μαύρο κουτί αεροπλάνουGreek
- caja negraSpanish
- must kastEstonian
- جعبۀ سیاهFarsi
- musta laatikkoFinnish
- boîte noireFrench
- קוּפסָה שְׁחוֹרָהHebrew
- जहाज की उड़ान की स्वत:रिकार्ड रखने वाली मशीनHindi
- crna kutijaCroatian
- fekete dobozHungarian
- kotak hitamIndonesian
- flugriti, svartur kassiIcelandic
- scatola neraItalian
- ブラックボックスJapanese
- 비행 기록 장치Korean
- juodoji dėžėLithuanian
- (lidmašīnas) melnā kasteLatvian
- kotak hitamMalay
- zwarte doodDutch
- ferdsskriverNorwegian
- czarna skrzynkaPolish
- جعبۀ سیاهPersian
- توره بکسPashto
- caixa pretaPortuguese
- cutie neagrăRomanian
- чёрный ящикRussian
- čierna skrinkaSlovak
- črna skrinjicaSlovenian
- crna kutijaSerbian
- svart lådaSwedish
- กล่องดำThai
- kara kutuTurkish
- 黑盒子，飛行記錄器Chinese (Trad.)
- чорний ящикUkrainian
- جہاز کا ایک حصہ ، جو جہاز کے تباہ ہونے پر محفوظ رہتا ہےUrdu
- hộp đenVietnamese
- 黑匣子（装配在飞机上的电子自动记录仪器）Chinese (Simp.)
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