Meaning Of The Word Black box

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black box
You can refer to a system or device as a black box when you know that it produces a particular result but you have no understanding of how it works.
countable noun: A black box is an electronic device in an aircraft which records information about its flights. Black boxes are often used to provide evidence about accidents.

black box in American English
an intricate, compact electronic component or device, such as a flight recorder, that can be quickly connected or disconnected as a unit
noun: any unit that forms part of an electronic circuit and that has its function, but not its components, specified

black box in British English
noun: a self-contained unit in an electronic or computer system whose circuitry need not be known to understand its function

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