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mailbox definition - telecom
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.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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