"mult box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mult boxes [plural]
Etymology: From multiple. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=mult box}} mult box (plural mult boxes)
  1. (broadcasting) An electrical device with many outlets, allowing different crews to record the same audio at an event. Categories (topical): Broadcasting Synonyms: press box
    Sense id: en-mult_box-en-noun-bdU3wq-~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: broadcasting, media

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "langcode": "en",
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          "orig": "en:Broadcasting",
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            "Media",
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            "Communication",
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      "examples": [
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          "ref": "2013, Kerry Reis, Legacy Discovered (page 89)",
          "text": "Henry had found an audio-visual outfit in town that was able to set up a microphone at the lead table connected to several mult-boxes in the back of the room. Still, many of the camera crews bypassed these boxes and strung their own mics to the table, strapping them to the main microphone."
        }
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        "An electrical device with many outlets, allowing different crews to record the same audio at an event."
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          "electrical",
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        [
          "device",
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        ],
        [
          "outlet",
          "outlet"
        ],
        [
          "crew",
          "crew"
        ],
        [
          "record",
          "record"
        ],
        [
          "audio",
          "audio"
        ],
        [
          "event",
          "event"
        ]
      ],
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        "(broadcasting) An electrical device with many outlets, allowing different crews to record the same audio at an event."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "press box"
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      ],
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  "etymology_text": "From multiple.",
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      "form": "mult boxes",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
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      ],
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        "(broadcasting) An electrical device with many outlets, allowing different crews to record the same audio at an event."
      ],
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