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plural inboxes
A container in which papers to be dealt with are put. examples
(computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose, but for electronic files, especially email. quotations examples
Your goal with the remaining emails is to take care of them and remove them from your inbox as soon as possible.
2014, Bonnie Hillman Shay, Take Charge of Your Email Inbox, page 35
(figuratively) The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort. examples
third-person singular simple present inboxes, present participle inboxing, simple past and past participle inboxed
(transitive) To put (something) in someone's inbox. examples
(transitive) To communicate with (a person) by writing to their electronic inbox. quotations examples
And now, social media has made it worse. From Facebook to Twitter, I get all kinds of invitations. Recently a sister inboxed me on Facebook and told me that she knew for a fact that I wanted her and she wanted me.
2014, J. L. King, Full Circle: Loving. Living. Life. After The Down Low