outbox

/ˈaʊtbɒks/ noun [C]

Definition

› COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET a place on a computer where email messages that you are going to send are kept: Your employer has the right to inspect the contents of your email inbox and outbox. → Compare inbox

› (also out-box) US WORKPLACE out tray

(Definition of outbox noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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