breadbox
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Meaning · English
A Commodore 64 computer.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
We had a computer at school, a Commodore 64. The thing had hardly any memory, not even one thousandth of an mp3-player kids use nowadays. To load a game you had to insert a cassette which transmitted a code by means of an endless series of beeps to a brown case we called "the bread box".
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “breadbox” mean?
A Commodore 64 computer.
Is “breadbox” formal or informal?
breadbox is generally slang.