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blue box

–noun
an electronic device used by phone phreaks to send out signals that unlock long-distance telephone circuits.

Origin:
1975–80
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blue box also blue-box   (blōō'bŏks')
n.   Slang
An electronic device having a tone pulsator that prevents telephone equipment from registering long-distance charges.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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