violet box

noun

A device used in phreaking, employing a resistor to hold a payphone line open when it would usually be cut off.

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Meanings

nounviolet box (plural violet boxes)

plural violet boxes

  1. A device used in phreaking, employing a resistor to hold a payphone line open when it would usually be cut off.
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