inboxes
Where emails arrive
Inboxes is the plural of inbox, originally the container on a desk where incoming mail and documents collected before being processed.
Now the term primarily refers to email inboxes—the digital folders where messages arrive: I have three inboxes to check every morning.
The word evokes the modern burden of electronic communication: overflowing inboxes, inbox zero.
Sent pieces of communication
- emailsDigital written messages
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
- unreadNot yet perused
spam · folders · filters · subscriptions · newsletters · threads · replies · forwarding
Arranging into sequence
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- categorizationArranging into groups
- foldersPaper organizers with pockets
tagging · prioritization · archiving · filing · rules · automation · cleanup · decluttering
Stored historical records
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- serverOne who attends tables
- cloudAtmospheric water vapor mass
backup · retrieval · deletion · purging · retention · sync · offline · cache
Units of work
- to-doCommotion or fuss
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- processingSystematic operation on data
action items · follow-ups · pending · queued · assignments · requests · tickets · submissions
messages
Sent pieces of communication
- emailsDigital written messages
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- notificationsAutomated messages announcing events
unread · spam · folders · filters · subscriptions · newsletters · threads · replies · forwarding · flagged
sorting
Arranging into sequence
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
- categorizationArranging into groups
folders · tagging · prioritization · archiving · filing · rules · automation · cleanup · decluttering · management
archive
Stored historical records
cloud · backup · retrieval · deletion · purging · retention · sync · offline · cache · download
tasks
Units of work
processing · action items · follow-ups · pending · queued · assignments · requests · tickets · submissions · approvals
- email inbox
- full inbox
- inbox zeroNo pending messages
- inbox clutter
- priority inboxAuto-sorted email by urgency
- inbox trayContainer for arriving correspondence