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in-box

(also inbox)
 
 
/ˈɪnbɒks/ noun [C]

Definition

the place on a computer where email messages are sent
US (UK in-tray) a container where you keep letters and documents that need to be dealt with
(Definition of in-box noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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