"mauve box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mauve boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mauve box (plural mauve boxes)
  1. A supposed device used in phreaking, said to be able to tap telephone lines at a distance by generating a magnetic field; actually a hoax. Related terms: blue box
    Sense id: en-mauve_box-en-noun-MG41vtzP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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