box standard

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#1·3h ago

(obsolete) A hollow tube frame used for a machine.

Origin: Originally in reference to the hollow-tube frames used as cases or mounting in various machines but now usually understood in reference to factory packaging and default standards. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·3h ago

(UK, _, colloquial, used especially in, _, automotive, motorcycle, engineering, _, &, _, technical, _, contexts) , especially with connotations of plainness and lack of modification.

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