קופסה שחורה
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From קופסה (kufsá, “box”) + שחורה (sh'khorá, “black”), hence literally “black box”; a calque of English black box.
Noun[edit]
קופסה שחורה / קֻפְסָה שְׁחֹרָה • (kufsá sh'khorá) f
- (aviation and transport) A black box: a device that records the activity data of an aircraft or other vessel.
- (engineering) A black box: a device whose input and output characteristics are known but whose internal workings are unknown or ignored.