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.