Quick summary
- Term
- Mailbox
- Plain-English definition
- A mailbox is an email account that stores incoming and outgoing messages.
- Technical definition
- A mailbox is an email account that stores incoming and outgoing messages.
- Commonly confused with
- Related domain, DNS, registrar, API, or agent-infrastructure terms.
- Related terms
- Email Alias, Email Forwarding, IMAP
Definition
A mailbox is an email account that stores incoming and outgoing messages.
Why it matters
A mailbox is different from simple forwarding because it stores messages and supports login access.