קופסה שחורה

Hebrew

Etymology

From קופסה (kufsá, “box”) + שחורה (sh'khorá, “black”), hence literally “black box”; a calque of English black box.

Noun

קופסה שחורה / קֻפְסָה שְׁחֹרָה • (kufsá sh'khorá) f

1. (aviation and transport) A black box: a device that records the activity data of an aircraft or other vessel.
2. (engineering) A black box: a device whose input and output characteristics are known but whose internal workings are unknown or ignored.