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outbox

noun
/ˈaʊtbɒks//aʊtˈbɒks/

Etymology

From out- + box.

  1. derived from Boxenstopp
  2. derived from pyxis
  3. derived from buxis
  4. inherited from *buhsā✻
  5. inherited from box
  6. inherited from box — “container, box, cup”
  7. formed as outbox — “out + box”

Definitions

  1. A box holding papers to be transmitted to others, usually by mail.

    • Rabin tossed the orders in his outbox, dipped the brush back in the small bottle, and continued to apply more solvent […]

  2. An electronic folder serving the same purpose, for electronic mail.

  3. To box better than.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for outbox. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA