"magenta box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: magenta boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} magenta box (plural magenta boxes)
  1. A device used in phreaking to connect two remote telephone lines. Related terms: blue box
    Sense id: en-magenta_box-en-noun-foQGCnmO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for magenta box meaning in English (0.7kB)

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