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See also: light box
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From light + box. In the Internet sense, originally the name of one specific technique.
Noun
[edit]lightbox (plural lightboxes)
- A box containing a source of light and a white, translucent cover, used to view photographic transparencies.
- A box containing fluorescent tubes or LED technology, used to treat people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and circadian rhythm disorders.
- (Internet) A kind of pop-up that is overlaid across a web page while the rest of the content is dimmed.
- (pinball) A backbox.
- A device used in phreaking that indicates when a telephone line is in use by means of a light.
