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Beige box

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000508

A plain desktop computer in the boxy off-white case style typical of personal computers of the 1980s and 1990s, now often used to mean an outdated or generic PC. In telephone phreaking the name was also used for a lineman's handset, a telephone fitted with alligator clips for connecting to a line.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000508
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial supplies, equipment, and components
TranslationsGerman: Beige Box; Spanish: beige box; French: beige box
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000508",
  "term": "Beige box",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A plain desktop computer in the boxy off-white case style typical of personal computers of the 1980s and 1990s, now often used to mean an outdated or generic PC. In telephone phreaking the name was also used for a lineman's handset, a telephone fitted with alligator clips for connecting to a line.",
  "subject": "Industrial supplies, equipment, and components",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Beige Box",
    "es": "beige box",
    "fr": "beige box"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/beige-box/"
}

Record 556 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.