Dictionary
mail•box
Pronunciation: (māl'boks"), [key]—
n.
1. a public box in which mail is placed for pickup and delivery by the post office.
2. a private box, as at a home, into which mail is delivered by the mail carrier.
3. Computers.a file for storing electronic mail.
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