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mailbox
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mailbox has 2 senses
- mailbox(n = noun.artifact) letter box - a private box for delivery of mail; Array is a kind of box
- mailbox(n = noun.artifact) letter box, postbox - public box for deposit of mail; Array is a kind of maildrop
has particulars: pillar box
CIDE DICTIONARY
mailbox, n.
- A public box for deposit of mail, where it is later picked up by the postal authority for delivery. [WordNet 1.5]
- A private box to recieve delivery of mail. The term is used both for boxes receiving mail delivered by the public postal authority, or by a private services, such as for mail to employees in large corporations. [WordNet 1.5]
- A location within a computer storage device where electronic mail is held until it is retrieved by the addressee. Creation and use of an electronic mailbox requires special software as well as a data storage device. [PJC]
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