in-box

or in·box

[in-boks]

noun

a boxlike tray, basket, or the like, as on a desk, for holding incoming mail, messages, or work.
Computers. a folder for receiving and storing incoming e-mails or text messages.

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Examples from the Web for inbox

Contemporary Examples

My Facebook inbox is full of threats using vulgar words similar to those used by Iranian TV.
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IranWire
June 9, 2014
GoogleVoice: [I use] GoogleVoice for SMS because I love having texts show up in my inbox and loathe unexpected phone calls.
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March 21, 2014
The publication of that piece, which touched on my list, funneled hundreds more names into my inbox.
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A signal-blocking case might provide a less drastic respite from buzzes and pings and inbox temptation.
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But today, the ECPA allows that, in theory, law enforcement need not go through a judge in order to go through your inbox.
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July 30, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for inbox

inbox

noun

(on a computer) a folder in a mailbox in which incoming messages are stored and displayed
a US and Canadian name for in-tray

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Word Origin and History for inbox

n.

by 1984 in electronic mail sense, from in + mailbox (n.). Cf. in-basket, in reference to office mail systems, by 1940.

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