purple box

noun

A device used in phreaking that adds a hold facility to a telephone line.

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Meanings

nounpurple box (plural purple boxes)

plural purple boxes

  1. A device used in phreaking that adds a hold facility to a telephone line.
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APA

purple box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20box

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purple box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purple%20box.

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