"rainbow box" meaning in All languages combined

See rainbow box on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rainbow boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rainbow box (plural rainbow boxes)
  1. A supposed device used in phreaking, said to damage telephone lines by sending a high voltage through them; actually a hoax. Related terms: blue box
    Sense id: en-rainbow_box-en-noun-4RpVB6AG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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