Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
caixa-preta
Noun
/ˈkaɪʃə ˈprɛtə/
Definition
A black box, often used metaphorically to refer to a system or process whose workings are not understood or visible.
Examples
- The airplane’s caixa-preta records all flight data.
- In finance, investors often complain about the caixa-preta of hedge funds.
- The caixa-preta of the software makes debugging difficult.
Meaning
In a broader sense, ‘caixa-preta’ can denote any complex mechanism or operation where the input and output are known, but the process that leads from one to the other remains opaque.
Synonyms
- Enigma
- Black box
- Complex system