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German
Etymology
Borrowed from English mailbox.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛɪ̯lˌbɔks/, /ˈmeːlˌbɔks/
Noun
Mailbox f (genitive Mailbox, plural Mailboxen or Mailboxes)
- (Internet, telephony) mailbox, voice mailbox
2004, Karl-Wilhelm Vordemfelde, Unternehmensführung: Wie leite ich ein mittelständisches Unternehmen, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 94:Häufig ist es besser, sich eine kurze Nachricht auf die Mailbox sprechen zu lassen, als immer mit dem Handy bei wichtigen Aufgaben unterbrochen zu werden.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (dated, computing) bulletin board system
2021, Julia Gül Erdogan, Avantgarde der Computernutzung: Hackerkulturen der Bundesrepublik und DDR, Wallstein Verlag, →ISBN, page 102:Als Betreiber einer Mailbox machte Reinhard Schrutzki vom CCC selbst die Erfahrung, dass »Hacker« sein System angriffen […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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