black box (redirected from black boxes)

black box

n.

1.

a. A device or theoretical construct with known or specified performance characteristics but unknown or unspecified constituents and means of operation.

b. Something that is mysterious, especially as to function.

2. See flight recorder.

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black box

n

1. (Electronics) a self-contained unit in an electronic or computer system whose circuitry need not be known to understand its function

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an informal name for flight recorder

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

black box - equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight recorder, recording equipment, recording machine - equipment for making records

Translations

black box n (Aer) → scatola nera

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black box n (Aer) → scatola nera