blue box

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloo boks]
- /blu bɒks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bloo boks]
- /blu bɒks/

Definitions of blue box words

noun blue box a blue plastic container for domestic refuse that is to be collected and recycled 3
noun blue box an electronic device used by phone phreaks to send out signals that unlock long-distance telephone circuits. 1
noun Technical meaning of blue box (operating system) The complete implementation of the Mac OS run-time environment on the more modern Rhapsody operating system. Blue Box is not an emulation layer; at any given time it will be based on the same source code and ROM image as the current version of Mac OS and will thus incorporate future Mac OS improvements. 1
noun blue box (chiefly Britain and Canada) a blue container used for the collection of household waste (such as tin cans and newspapers) for recycling by a municipal authority. 0
noun blue box an electronic device used to bypass payment on a tone pulse telephone system. 0

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Origin of blue box

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Blue box

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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blue box popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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