Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beige box

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
beige box
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device used in phreaking, technically equivalent to a telephone company lineman's handset: a telephone fitted with alligator clips to attach it to a line.

noun

A desktop computer in the style typical of personal computers of the 1980s and 1990s, having a boxy off-white case and CRT monitor.

noun

An outdated personal computer.

Derogatory

Usage

Inflected Forms

beige boxes (plural)

Questions

What does beige box mean?
A device used in phreaking, technically equivalent to a telephone company lineman's handset: a telephone fitted with alligator clips to attach it to a line.

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