junkbox

English

Etymology

From junk +‎ box.

Noun

junkbox (plural junkboxes)

1. (CB radio slang) A radio operator's collection of miscellaneous equipment.
   • 1975, 73 Amateur Radio's Technical Journal, numbers 172-177, page 24:

     The touch pad and four 7-segment displays are the only other parts that hurt the pocketbook and are not as likely to be in the standard junkbox.

   • 1974, NRI Journal, volumes 32-33, page 2:

     The trouble is, it often takes considerable juggling of the component values in the circuit around the junkbox semiconductors before your completed project performs as the author's did.