black box
To focus on the inputs and outputs without worrying about the internal complexityTo focus on the inputs and outputs without worrying about the internal complexity.
» What's in that a big black box?
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1 sensesTo focus on the inputs and outputs without worrying about the internal complexity.
Examples
8 sentencesWhat's in that a big black box?
The black box is not actually black.
ruЧерный ящик на самом деле не черный. — Karok
There is much sugar in this black box.
They found the black box of the aircraft.
There is lots of sugar in the black box.
Origin
* Since c. 1945 in both main senses (that is, event recorders and objects with unknown inn* Since c. 1945 in both main senses (that is, event recorders and objects with unknown innards), which are historically related to each other; for details, see black box § History and flight recorder § Terminology.
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Forms
black boxes, black boxing, black boxed, black boxed| Base form | black box · to black box |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | black boxes |
| Present participle | black boxing |
| Past simple | black boxed |
| Past participle | black boxed |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.