different between inbox vs unbox

English

Alternative forms

• in-box

Etymology

in +? box

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nb?ks/, /??mb?ks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nb?ks/, /??mb?ks/

Noun

inbox (plural inboxes)

1. A container in which papers to be dealt with are put.
2. (computing) An electronic folder serving the same purpose.
3. (figuratively) The aggregate of items that demand one's attention or effort.

   The kids, my ex, my parents, the job, bills — my inbox is full.

Synonyms

• (container for papers to be dealt with): in-basket, in-tray

Translations

Verb

inbox (third-person singular simple present inboxes, present participle inboxing, simple past and past participle inboxed)

1. (transitive) To put (something) in someone's inbox.

   I just inboxed you the presentation.

2. (transitive) To communicate with (a person) by writing to their electronic inbox.
   • 2014, JL King, Full Circle: Loving. Living. Life. After The Down Low

     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.

Synonyms

• message

See also

• inbox zero
• outbox

References

• inbox at OneLook Dictionary Search
• inbox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Inboxes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• box in

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?imbo?s/, [??m.bo??s]

Noun

inbox m (plural inbox)

1. (computing) inbox

English

Etymology

From un- +? box.

Verb

unbox (third-person singular simple present unboxes, present participle unboxing, simple past and past participle unboxed)

1. (transitive) To remove from a box.
2. (transitive, computing) To retrieve (a value of a primitive type) from the object in which it is boxed.
   • 2004, Stephen Teilhet, Jay Hilyard, C# Cookbook

     When a boxing or unboxing operation occurs in code, whether it was implicit or explicit, the IL generated includes the box or unbox command.

Synonyms

• (remove from a box): unpack, uncase, undo

Antonyms

• (remove from a box): pack, box up

Derived terms

• unboxing

Translations