'mailbox' definitions:
Definition of 'mailbox'
(from WordNet)
noun
A private box for delivery of mail [syn: mailbox, letter box]
noun
Public box for deposit of mail [syn: postbox, mailbox, letter box]
Definition of 'mailbox'
From: GCIDE
- mailbox \mail"box`\ n.
- 1. A public box for deposit of mail, where it is later picked up by the postal authority for delivery.
- Syn: postbox, letter box. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. 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.
- Syn: letter box. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
- 3. (Computers) 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]