mailbox

A public container for deposit of outgoing mail.

A private box for incoming mail.

A computer file or set of files for the collection and storage of e-mail.

A box placed in some public place, as at a street corner, for the deposit of letters to be gathered by the postman.

A public box for deposit of mail, where it is later picked up by the postal authority for delivery.

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.

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.

A box into which mail is put

A folder or account for the storage of e-mail; an in-box.

a private box for delivery of mail