inbox

or in-box

[ in-boks ]

noun

1. a boxlike tray, basket, or the like, as on a desk, for holding incoming mail, messages, or work.
2. Computers. a folder for receiving and storing incoming emails or text messages.

inbox

/ ˈɪnˌbɒks /

noun

1. (on a computer) a folder in a mailbox in which incoming messages are stored and displayed
2. a US and Canadian name for in-tray

Word History and Origins

Origin of inbox¹

First recorded in 1955–60; in ( def ) + box ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Do you know what I noticed about the flood of stories about Trump’s Cabinet picks in my inbox?

From Salon

Still, Redmayne says he had a “level of trepidation” when the first three scripts landed in his inbox.

From Los Angeles Times

"No world leader is arriving with climate change at the number one spot in their inbox," Prof Thomas Hale at Oxford university explains.

From BBC

On 17 September, a press release popped into my inbox.

From BBC

The AGO had refused to answer the Times' Freedom of Information request about Braverman's emails, saying it would be too costly to search her ministerial inbox.

From BBC