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junction box

noun

Electricity.
  1. an enclosure that houses electric wires or cables that are joined together and protects the connections.


junction box

noun

  1. an earthed enclosure within which wires or cables can be safely connected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

junction box

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  1. An enclosure within which electric circuits, such as the electrical wiring for different sections of a building, are connected to other circuits, such as outside power sources. Junction boxes are very common in telecommunications circuitry and are used to protect the connections and provide easy access to them.
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Origin of junction box1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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He didn’t see any sparks but saw what appeared to be a loose connection at the junction box where the line met the pole, he told investigators.

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Following the recall for 2021 and 2022 model year vehicles, Ford issued a technical service bulletin to replace the High Voltage Battery Junction Box on recalled vehicles.

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A time where it is alleged cassette recorders were used to secretly record phone calls, taped to the inside of a junction box.

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Mr Burrows, she was told, employed a British Telecom engineer to put a phone tap on her landline and hide a cassette recorder in the junction box in the street.

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Using a tab system, the lights — which are just three-quarters of an inch thick — snap directly into the ceiling to connect to the junction box.

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