Definition of busy box - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

multifunctional objectobject with many functions to keep someone occupied

The busy box on her desk kept her entertained during breaks.

technologydevice with lights and switches for training or testing

The technician used a busy box to simulate the control panel.

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object with many functions to keep someone occupied
device with lights and switches for training or testing

Examples of busy box in a sentence

She gifted him a busy box for his long flights.
The engineer tested the circuit with a busy box.
A busy box was used to train the new employees.

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French:boîte d'activités, boîte à boutons, ...
German:Beschäftigungskiste, beschäftigtes Gerät, ...
Italian:scatola delle attività, ...
Spanish:caja de actividades, ...
Portuguese:caixa de atividades, dispositivo de treino, ...
Chinese:娱乐盒, 训练箱, ...
Japanese:ビジーボックス, トレーニングボックス, ...
Arabic:صُنْدوق الأَنْشِطَة, صَنْدُوق تَدْرِيبِي, ...
Hebrew:קוּפְסַת פְּעִילּוּת, לוּחַ סִימוּלַצְיָה, ...
Russian:многофункциональная коробка, тренировочный ящик, ...
Ukrainian:багатофункціональна коробка, симуляційна коробка, ...
Hindi:गतिविधि डिब्बा, व्यस्त बॉक्स, ...
Bengali:বহুকাজের বাক্স, ব্যস্ত বক্স, ...
Catalan:caixa d'activitats, caixa ocupada, ...
Czech:aktivitní kostka, trenažér, ...
Danish:aktivitetskasse, travl boks, ...
Dutch:activiteitenbox, drukke doos, ...
Greek:πολυλειτουργικό κουτί, κουτί απασχόλησης, ...
Hungarian:fejlesztőjáték, tesztberendezés, ...
Khmer:ប្រអប់សម្ភារៈច្រើនមុខសម្រាប់កម្សាន្ត ឬរក្សាឱ្យរវល់, ឧបករណ៍បណ្តុះបណ្តាល ឬសាកល្បងដែលមានភ្លើង និងកុងតាក់, ...
Korean:다기능 상자, 훈련 장치, ...
Persian:جعبه سرگرمی, جعبه شلوغ, ...
Polish:zabawka edukacyjna, urządzenie szkoleniowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):caixa de atividades, dispositivo de treino, ...
Romanian:obiect multifuncțional, cutie de simulare, ...
Swedish:aktivitetslåda, upptagen låda, ...
Thai:กล่องกิจกรรม, กล่องทดสอบ, ...
Turkish:çok işlevli kutu, test kutusu, ...
Vietnamese:đồ chơi đa năng, hộp kiểm tra, ...

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