message center

American  

noun

1. an office or other area where incoming and outgoing messages, mail, etc., are received and transmitted, as by telephone, computer, or messenger.

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Etymology

Origin of message center

First recorded in 1940–45

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message center

In urban neighborhoods, the local candy store often had a pay phone and acted as a message center for the surrounding area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

Gardner suggests covering frames with wallpaper, whiteboard or chalkboard paint to create a message center or art piece.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023

Internal investigators searched the department’s message center and found a bulletin issued in 2012 warning officers of a “revolver knife” capable of firing .22 caliber cartridges.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2015

Subaran notes that such a message center is another popular feature in today’s kitchens.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2015

When it comes into the message center, it is delivered to the addressee immediately, and for some reason, all messages reporting UFO's seemed to arrive between midnight and 4:00A.M.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt