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mbox

mbox is the abbreviation of mailbox.

Meaning of mailbox

Noun

mailbox (plural mailboxes)

  1. (US) A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
    • She waved back, placed a stack of envelopes in her mailbox, and lifted the red flag.2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 264
  2. (US) A delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose.
    Synonyms:
    letterbox
  3. A folder or account for the storage of email; an electronic inbox or mailstore.

Forms of mbox

pluralmboxes

Questions about mbox

What is mbox the abbreviation of?
Mbox is the abbreviation of mailbox.

Words near mbox in the dictionary

  1. Mboppi
  2. mbori
  3. Mboum
  4. mboundou
  5. Mbour
  6. mbox
  7. mboxes
  8. mboziite
  9. MBP
  10. MBPC
  11. Mbps

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mbox (page history and authors); mailbox (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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