mailbox

n. public box for depositing outgoing letters, postbox; private box for receiving incoming mail; file in which electronic mail is stored (Computers)

Mailbox may refer to:Letter box, a physical box or slot for incoming mailPost box, a physical box for outgoing mailHorizontal Mailbox, USPS mail box system for apartment complexes, condominiums, office buildings, etc.Pigeonhole messagebox, e.g. a teacher's "mailbox"E-mail mailbox or Voicemail mailboxMailbox (computing), a kind of message queueThe Mailbox, an office, shop and restaurant building in Birmingham, EnglandProp-wash diverter, a device used in underwater archaeology
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Noun
1. a private box for delivery of mail
(synonym) letter box
(hypernym) box
2. public box for deposit of mail
(synonym) postbox, letter box
(hypernym) maildrop
(hyponym) pillar box

n. mailbox, box for depositing outgoing letters; private box for receiving incoming mail

1. <messaging> A file belonging to a particular user on a particular computer in which received electronic mail messages are stored ready for the user to read them. A mailbox may be just an electronic mail address to which messages are sent and may not actually correspond to a file if the messages are processed automatically, e.g. a mail server or mailing list.
2. A destination for interprocess messages in a message passing system. A mailbox is a message queue, usually stored in the memory of the processor on which the receiving process is running. Primitives are provided for sending a message to a named mailbox and for reading messages from a mailbox.
(1994-10-20)