inbox

Or in-box

[in-boks]

noun

1. a boxlike tray, basket, or the like, as on a desk, for holding incoming mail, messages, or work.

2. Computers.,  a folder for receiving and storing incoming emails or text messages.

inbox

/ ˈɪnˌbɒks /

noun

1. (on a computer) a folder in a mailbox in which incoming messages are stored and displayed

2. a US and Canadian name for in-tray

Word History and Origins

Origin of inbox¹

First recorded in 1955–60; in ( def. ) + box ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

But one question kept resurfacing, from multiple corners of the inbox, as if readers were whispering it behind cupped hands: What if we just aren’t a pie family?

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Review & Preview will be off tomorrow, back in your inbox on Friday evening.

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Outlook replaced inbox trays; shared drives replaced file rooms.

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Around this time, the paper showed up in the inbox of a University of California, San Diego, computer scientist named Charles Elkan.

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