drop-box

After-hours deposit slot

A drop-box is a secure container where items can be deposited but not retrieved by the depositor—a mail slot, after-hours deposit box, or location for leaving documents or keys: Leave your rent check in the drop-box.

The term also applies to cloud storage services where files can be uploaded and shared.

Also spelled dropbox.

physical

receptacle

Container for items

  • binStorage or disposal vessel
  • containerThing for storing items
  • slotNarrow slit for insertion

chute · after-hours · wall-mounted · lockbox

shipping

parcel

Wrapped item for shipping

tracking · recipient · sender · logistics · last-mile · contactless · doorstep · carrier · UPS · FedEx

digital-storage

Dropbox

Cloud-based file hosting

  • syncCoordinate timing or data
  • uploadTransfer data outward
  • downloadRemote-to-local data transfer

folder · backup · documents · collaboration · access · storage · transfer · online · remote · archive

secure-deposit

vault

Secure storage chamber

commercial · retail · safe · security · surveillance · banking

Opposites
retrieval method

drop-boxpickup window

Restaurant service opening

reception desk · mailbox · will-call · teller window · checkout counter

interaction type

drop-boxdirect transfer

Unmediated passage between parties

counter service

file sharing direction

drop-boxoutbox

Queue for dispatched messages

access point

Family

drop, box, dropped, dropping, sandbox, mailbox, shoebox, jukebox, postbox

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G