voice box

n : a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea;

contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the

vocal tone in speech [syn: {larynx}]

rice box

(Ham radio slang) Any Asian-made commodity computer,

especially an {80x86}-based machine built to {IBM

PC}-compatible {ISA} or {EISA}-bus standards.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-11-30)