japanning box, "black boxes", japan,

Road Safety Agency Is Urged to Add Expertise in Electronics Systems

By BILL VLASIC

In its study, a branch of the National Academy of Sciences called on the N.H.T.S.A. to refine its investigative techniques and push for "black boxes" that record data in car crashes.

A Black Box for Car Crashes By JACLYN TROP Black boxes in cars can be used to identify safety problems and as evidence in traffic accidents and criminal cases, but also raise privacy concerns.

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noun

• a flight recorder in an aircraft.
• informal a complex system or device whose internal workings are hidden or not readily understood.

japan
(jə-păn')
n.

1. A black enamel or lacquer used to produce a durable glossy finish.
2. An object decorated with this substance.

tr.v., -panned, -pan·ning, -pans.

1. To decorate with a black enamel or lacquer.
2. To coat with a glossy finish.

[名][U]漆；[C]漆器(japan ware).

━━[形]漆の；漆器の.

━━[動]（〜ned, 〜・ning）(他)…に漆を塗る. ⇒CHINA

ja・pan・ner

[名]漆工.

[After JAPAN.]