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• VOX
  VOX

  noun

  a device in certain types of telecommunications equipment, as telephone answering machines, that converts an incoming voice or sound signal into an electrical signal that turns on a transmitter or recorder that continues to operate as long as the incoming signal is maintained.
• vox
  vox

  noun

  a voice or sound

VOX

American  

[voks] / vɒks /

noun

1. a device in certain types of telecommunications equipment, as telephone answering machines, that converts an incoming voice or sound signal into an electrical signal that turns on a transmitter or recorder that continues to operate as long as the incoming signal is maintained.

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vox British  

/ vɒks /

noun

1. a voice or sound

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Etymology

Origin of VOX

Acronym from voice-operated keying, altered to conform to Latin vōx voice

Example Sentences

The media executive also said he looked at a deal for Vox.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Vox Chief Executive Jim Bankoff and a spokeswoman for James Murdoch declined to comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

New York magazine, which was launched in 1968, last changed hands in 2019 when it was purchased by Vox in a deal that valued it at $105 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

A decade ago, Vox was among a handful of digital-media companies—including BuzzFeed and Vice Media—that were seen as the future of news and entertainment because of their buzzy headlines and edgy content.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Vox populi, vox Dei: “The voice of the people is the voice of God.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman