box

box

(boks') n.

1. a rigid oblong container.

2. a rectangle used to contain or mark off a figure, table, legend, or other text or graphics in a page or display.

3. Informal. a. a computer, considered separately from any peripherals, a network, or other devices that are plugged into it in its operation. b. any electronics device made as a separate unit, considered separately from other devices that might be plugged into it or used with it.