big box

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Synonyms: big boy, big-box

Antonyms: big boy, big-box

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|business|[[commerce]]|[[retail]]}} A [[large]] [[self-service]] [[store]], usually on a [[single]] [[level]], with few [[interior]] [[wall]]s, [[own]]ed and [[run]] by a [[corporation]].
2. {{lb|en|computing|mostly|attributive}} {{U|software}} supplied in a large box made from card, typical of the 1990s.<!-- e.g. https://wiki.techtangents.net/wiki/Big_Box https://nickmchardy.com/2020/10/big-box-pc-games.html https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/big-box-games-the-history-of-pc-gamings-iconic-packaging/ -->
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