A partition of computer memory designated for the temporary storage of messages intended for an individual, department, company, or other authorized user entity. Mailboxes can be associated with e-mail, facsimile mail, or voice mail systems.
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A simulated mailbox in the computer that holds e-mail messages. Mailboxes are stored on disk as a file of messages, a database of messages or as an individual file for each message. The standard mailboxes are usually In, Out, Trash and Junk (Spam). Users typically can create their own mailboxes for saving messages for archival purposes. See spam folder.