mailstore

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noun

A structure in a file system that stores electronic mail.

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Meanings

nounmailstore (plural mailstores)

plural mailstores

  1. computingA structure in a file system that stores electronic mail.

    Not too long ago, most mailstores consisted of a single text file per user containing the user's messages concatenated together within that file.

    2000, Dianna Mullet, Kevin Mullet, Managing IMAP, page 6

Origin

From mail + store.

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APA

mailstore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailstore

MLA

“mailstore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailstore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mailstore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mailstore.

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