glove box

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Noun

1. 1
   A small compartment with a door on the dashboard of a car, usually on passenger side, used to store (and sometimes lock) items.
2. 2
   A plastic box or similar enclosure containing a controlled environment, with rubber gloves fastened around holes in the front of the box through which a person can manipulate things in the box without introducing outside contamination; an isolator.