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TOPIK 3noun

블랙박스

beullaekbakseu

블랙박스가 · 블랙박스를

dashcam (car black box)

Example

사고 장면이 블랙박스에 그대로 찍혔어요.

The accident was caught on the dashcam just as it happened.

Word parts

From English 'black box'. Konglish: in Korea it usually means a car dashcam, not a flight recorder.

Good to know

Almost every car in Korea has one, and its footage is often the key evidence in deciding who caused an accident.