green box
Emerald-colored storage cube
A green box is a device that phone phreaks used to simulate the tones a payphone sends to signal coin insertion, allowing free long-distance calls.
The technology became obsolete as telephone systems went digital.
More generally, green box can refer to any of various containers or enclosures that happen to be green: The electrical green box on the corner hummed quietly.
bin
Storage or disposal vessel
- containerThing for storing items
- curbsideAdjacent to the street
- collectionGathered set of items
sorting · waste · compost · recyclables · plastics · paper · glass · metals · cardboard · sustainability
screen
Display or barrier
compositing · backdrop · keying · broadcast · newsroom · weather · CGI · post-production · footage · background