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black box
A flight recorder in an airplane that records important flight data and the conversations in the cockpit. Despite the name, the device is usually bright orange so that it can be found more easily after a crash.
Die Ermittler hoffen, durch die Auswertung der Blackbox die Unfallursache zu klären.
The investigators hope to clarify the cause of the accident by analyzing the black box.
black box
In a figurative sense, a system whose internal structure and workings are unknown or deliberately ignored. Only the inputs and the resulting outputs are considered.
Für die meisten Nutzer ist der Algorithmus einer Suchmaschine eine undurchsichtige Blackbox.
For most users, a search engine's algorithm is an opaque black box.
You can easily recognize the meaning from the context. If it is about airplanes, accidents, or aviation, it refers to the flight recorder. In all other fields, such as technology, business, or psychology, it refers to the figurative meaning of an opaque system.
Nach dem Absturz suchen die Experten nach der Blackbox.
After the crash, the experts are searching for the black box.
Although the device is called 'Blackbox' (black box), in reality it is bright orange. This signal color makes it easier to find in the wreckage after a crash.
Das orange Gehäuse der Blackbox ist extrem robust gebaut.
The orange housing of the black box is built to be extremely robust.
In connection with the flight recorder, the verbs 'bergen' (to recover), 'finden' (to find), and 'auswerten' (to analyze) are often used.
Es kann Tage dauern, bis die Daten der Blackbox ausgewertet sind.
It can take days until the data from the black box has been analyzed.
In the figurative meaning, the structure 'etwas ist (für jemanden) eine Blackbox' (something is a black box for someone) is often used. This expresses that a process or system is incomprehensible to a person.
Wie genau die Empfehlungen generiert werden, bleibt für die Nutzer eine Blackbox.
Exactly how the recommendations are generated remains a black box for users.
