BLACK BOX Definition & Meaning

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black box

noun

any unit that forms part of an electronic circuit and that has its function, but not its components, specified.
any comparatively small, usually black, box containing a secret, mysterious, or complex mechanical or electronic device.
Aeronautics. an electronic device, such as a flight recorder, that can be removed from an aircraft as a single package.
Automotive. a device in an electronic ignition system that generates electrical pulses.

black box

noun

a self-contained unit in an electronic or computer system whose circuitry need not be known to understand its function
an informal name for flight recorder

black box

A crash-resistant steel container that holds instruments that record performance data in airplanes. The data are used to analyze the causes of accidents.

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Origin of black box¹

First recorded in 1940–45

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As for the private schools that students are moving to, advocates say they’re a black box.

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Merz is a black box, an untested leader who has never held a position in government.

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While she sees the potential merits in these videos, she calls the clip a "black box" as there's no source information or transparency about what information was fed to the AI programme.

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“I’m confident that we’ll find it in other states. Its behavior and transmissibility within and between cattle herds is still pretty much a black box,” he said.

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Investigators have not been able to locate the aircraft's black box yet, which could provide clues into the cause of the crash, officials said.

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