(1) See black box testing and Black Box Corporation. (2) An electronic device that records airplane flight data. Officially a "flight data recorder," the unit is highly protected and can emit a ...

Are you seeing a black box on your Windows desktop with no way of closing it? Have you accidentally expanded the tiny black box on your desktop and feel it covers a major portion of your desktop?

Popularly known as "black boxes," event data recorders (EDRs) have helped investigators solve the mysteries of airplane crashes for decades. Now they've become standard in almost every new car sold.