in-box
or in·box
[in-boks]
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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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inbox
noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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inbox
by 1984 in electronic mail sense, from in + mailbox (n.). Cf. in-basket, in reference to office mail systems, by 1940.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper