multi-boxes

Noun

multi-box (plural multi-boxes)

1. The practice of playing an online game with multiple accounts simultaneously.
2. A box with several compartments.
   • Inside, the cabinet was clearly divided into practical modules with loose Multi-Boxes with tight- fitting lids for butter, cheese and sliced meat.1999, Jan Trägårdh, Peter Gyllan, Svend Kindt, Design Jan
3. An electronic device with multiple sites where components can be plugged in.
   • The existing standard VCS units are multi-boxes, usually 6 in deep, which fit into a 6 in x 6 in grid on the front panel, and the new units had to be compatible.1980, Ship & Boat International - Volume 33, page 35
   1. A power strip.
4. Something that is composed of multiple boxes.
   • A number of multi-boxes are made to cover a group of holes and are driven by means of a small horizontal drilling unit.1930, The Automobile Engineer - Volume 20, page 85
5. One of a set of multiple ballot boxes, one for each candidate.
   • In the case of the use of multi-boxes experience has shown. that the system engenders gross malpractices and rigging.1985, Francis Aloysius Wazarwahi Bwengye, The agony of Uganda: from Idi Amin to Obote, page 15

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