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inbox zero

inbox zero noun: a technique for avoiding clutter in one's e-mail inbox by immediately dealing with incoming messages according to various strategies.

Noun

inbox zero (uncountable)

  1. A technique for avoiding clutter in one's e-mail inbox by immediately dealing with incoming messages according to various strategies.

Origin of inbox zero

Zero refers to the number of messages in an empty inbox.

Questions about inbox zero

What does inbox zero mean?
Inbox zero means a technique for avoiding clutter in one's e-mail inbox by immediately dealing with incoming messages according to various strategies.
What part of speech is inbox zero?
Inbox zero is a noun.

Words near inbox zero in the dictionary

  1. inbounder
  2. inbounders
  3. inbounding
  4. inbounds
  5. inbox
  6. inbox zero
  7. inboxed
  8. inboxes
  9. inboxing
  10. inbread
  11. inbreaded

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