mauve box

noun

A supposed device used in phreaking, said to be able to tap telephone lines at a distance by generating a magnetic field; actually a hoax.

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Meanings

nounmauve box (plural mauve boxes)

plural mauve boxes

  1. A supposed device used in phreaking, said to be able to tap telephone lines at a distance by generating a magnetic field; actually a hoax.
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