brown box

noun

A device used in phreaking that allows the creation of a party line from two telephone lines.

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Meanings

nounbrown box (plural brown boxes)

plural brown boxes

  1. communicationsA device used in phreaking that allows the creation of a party line from two telephone lines.
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