beige box

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.

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Meanings

nounbeige box (plural beige boxes)

plural beige boxes

  1. hackingcommunicationsA 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.
  2. computingA desktop computer in the style typical of personal computers of the 1980s and 1990s, having a boxy off-white case and CRT monitor.
  3. broadlyderogatoryAn outdated personal computer.
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APA

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MLA

“beige box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beige%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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