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jukebox

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈdʒukˌbɑks// UK //dʒˈuːkbɒks// juke·box

n. a machine in a bar or restaurant that plays music when you put money in it. You choose the songs you want to hear from a list.

n. a coin-operated machine that automatically plays selected musical recordings from an internal collection. In computing, refers to a storage device that manages multiple optical discs or tapes.


SIMPLE

He put a coin in the jukebox and picked a classic rock song.

CONTEXTUAL

The diner still has a vintage jukebox in the corner, though most customers now use their phones for music.

COMPLEX

While the physical jukebox has largely vanished from modern bars, its interface design heavily influenced the layout of early digital music libraries and streaming services.

Synonyms
Origin

1939, juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocational terms such as nickel-in-a-slot phonograph, coin-in-the-slot phonograph, and coin-operated phonograph.

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