קופסה שחורה

Hebrew

Etymology

From קופסה‎ (kufsá, “box”) + שחורה‎ (sh'khorá, “black”), hence literally “black box”; a calque of English black box.

Noun

קופסה שחורה • (kufsá sh'khorá) f

  1. (aviation and transport) A black box: a device that records the activity data of an aircraft or other vessel.
  2. (engineering) A black box: a device whose input and output characteristics are known but whose internal workings are unknown or ignored.
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