mailbox

See also: Mailbox, mail-box, and mail box

English

mail +‎ box

mailbox (plural mailboxes)

(chiefly US) A box into which mail is placed.
1. A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
  - 2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 264:
    She waved back, placed a stack of envelopes in her mailbox, and lifted the red flag.
  Synonym: (UK) letterbox
2. A delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose.
  Synonym: (UK) letterbox
(computing) A folder or account for the storage of email; an electronic inbox or mailstore.

collection point for mail intended for onward delivery — see letterbox

delivery point for mail — see letterbox

folder or account for the storage of email — see inbox

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