Pigeonhole messagebox

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The inspiration for the name: pigeons in holes.
The inspiration for the name: pigeons in holes.

A pigeonhole messagebox (commonly referred to as a pigeon hole, or in Oxford colleges as a pidge, known in the United States as a Mailbox, especially in academic or office settings) is a device for communication commonly used in organisations and educational institutes in the United Kingdom and other countries. Documents and messages are placed in a person's pigeon hole for them to collect; they can reply by putting a response inside the sender's pigeon hole.

The name comes from the similarity in appearance to the boxes used in Pigeon Racing to store the animals whilst in transit.

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[edit] See also

  • Tambour desk, a desk with desktop-based drawers and pigeon holes


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