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black box
(encz) | black box,černá skříňka |
Black box
(gcide) | Black box \Black" box`\ (bl[a^]k"b[o^]ks`), n.
1. any electronic instrument or part of an instrument whose
function is defined, but which is treated as a unit
without consideration of the internal mechanisms; broadly,
any device whose internal workings are considered as
incomprehensible or mysterious by the user; as, to treat
the meter as a black box and take its readings on faith.
[PJC]
2. (aviation) a device which maintains a record of cockpit
conversations and the readings of many of the instruments
on board an aircraft, continuously or at frequent time
intervals during a flight. It is of rugged design to
withstand a violent crash, and is used to determine the
causes of aircraft accidents.
Note: They are often brightly colored to assist recovery, not
actually black.
[PJC] |
black box
(wn) | black box
n 1: equipment that records information about the performance of
an aircraft during flight |
black box
(foldoc) | black box
An abstraction of a device or system in which only
its externally visible behaviour is considered and not its
implementation or "inner workings".
See also functional testing.
(1997-07-03)
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little black box (slang for a webtv set-box unit)
(czen) | Little Black Box (slang for a WebTV Set-box unit),LBB[zkr.] |
Black box
(gcide) | Black box \Black" box`\ (bl[a^]k"b[o^]ks`), n.
1. any electronic instrument or part of an instrument whose
function is defined, but which is treated as a unit
without consideration of the internal mechanisms; broadly,
any device whose internal workings are considered as
incomprehensible or mysterious by the user; as, to treat
the meter as a black box and take its readings on faith.
[PJC]
2. (aviation) a device which maintains a record of cockpit
conversations and the readings of many of the instruments
on board an aircraft, continuously or at frequent time
intervals during a flight. It is of rugged design to
withstand a violent crash, and is used to determine the
causes of aircraft accidents.
Note: They are often brightly colored to assist recovery, not
actually black.
[PJC] |
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