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Definition of Black box
1. Noun. Equipment that records information about the performance of an aircraft during flight.
Definition of Black box
1. Noun. Informal name for the brightly colored cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in an aircraft designed to aid in determining the cause of an accident. ¹
2. Noun. A theoretical construct or device with known input and output characteristics but unknown method of operation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Black box
1. (Jargon) descriptive of a method of reasoning or studying a problem, in which the methods and procedures, as such, are not described, explained, or perhaps even understood: conclusions relate solely to the empirical relationships observed, in some contexts, the term can mean a piece of apparatus or an experimental animal in which the pharmacologic or toxicologic pathway has not yet been worked out. CAAT box, a sequence of nucleotides found in a conserved region of DNA located "upstream" (5' direction) of the start points of eukaryotic transcription units; specific transcription factors appear to associate with it; found in many promoters at -75 bp with the consensus sequence: GG(T/C)CAATCT. Fracture box, an obsolete means of supporting a fractured leg, consisting of a container with only bottom and sides. (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Black box
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1804)
"I'M go for a black box, which contains the writings of my whole estate, ...
Ay, dear sir Rowland, that will be some comfort ; bring the black box. SCENE i. ..."
2. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1862)
"A further rummage in the black box brought to light the subjoined теги*, which
solved the mystery of the packet. I strongly «aspect that Peter, ..."
3. Beyond Kyoto: Energy Dynamics and Climate Stabilisation by Cedric Philibert, Jonathan Pershing (2002)
"Partnerships are sometimes compared to a "black box": inputs and outputs are visible,
... Inputs to the black box include the local actors who accept to ..."
4. Second Series of Bibliographical Collections and Notes on Early English by William Carew Hazlitt (1882)
"The Second Impression, with Large Additions," upon the Subject of the black box.
London, Printed for James Vade, . . . 1680. 4°, A—E 2 in fours. ..."
5. The Gentleman's Magazine (1898)
"There was the black box shining before him. He tapped his waistcoat pocket.
The key of the black box was there. His fingers tasted its stiffness through the ..."
6. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia by Royal Society of South Australia (1903)
"This tree is referred to in the following passage:—"Coo- bum, black box (Euc.
... or black box of Narrabri (Forester McGee). It is a tree •which requires ..."
7. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"black box. When Charles II. was king and the Duke of York heir presumptive, a
large party of the common people wished to have the Duke of Monmouth, ..."
8. The British Drama: Comprehending the Best Plays in the English Language by Sir Walter Scott, Walter Scott (1804)
"I'M go for a black box, which contains the writings of my whole estate, ...
Ay, dear sir Rowland, that will be some comfort ; bring the black box. SCENE i. ..."
9. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1862)
"A further rummage in the black box brought to light the subjoined теги*, which
solved the mystery of the packet. I strongly «aspect that Peter, ..."
10. Beyond Kyoto: Energy Dynamics and Climate Stabilisation by Cedric Philibert, Jonathan Pershing (2002)
"Partnerships are sometimes compared to a "black box": inputs and outputs are visible,
... Inputs to the black box include the local actors who accept to ..."
11. Second Series of Bibliographical Collections and Notes on Early English by William Carew Hazlitt (1882)
"The Second Impression, with Large Additions," upon the Subject of the black box.
London, Printed for James Vade, . . . 1680. 4°, A—E 2 in fours. ..."
12. The Gentleman's Magazine (1898)
"There was the black box shining before him. He tapped his waistcoat pocket.
The key of the black box was there. His fingers tasted its stiffness through the ..."
13. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia by Royal Society of South Australia (1903)
"This tree is referred to in the following passage:—"Coo- bum, black box (Euc.
... or black box of Narrabri (Forester McGee). It is a tree •which requires ..."
14. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"black box. When Charles II. was king and the Duke of York heir presumptive, a
large party of the common people wished to have the Duke of Monmouth, ..."
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