Black Box Definition
noun
A usually large, square room with black walls used as a space for theatrical performances.
American Heritage
An intricate, compact electronic component or device, such as a flight recorder, that can be quickly connected or disconnected as a unit.
Webster's New World
A device or theoretical construct with known or specified performance characteristics but unknown or unspecified constituents and means of operation.
American Heritage
Anything having a complex function that can be observed but whose inner workings are mysterious or unknown.
Webster's New World
Something that is mysterious, especially as to function.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Black Box
Noun
Singular:
black box
Plural:
black-boxes
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