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mailbox

container for temporary storage of incoming or outgoing mail
Class type of: container Q13553598

Facts

4 properties
Subclass of
container
Has use
sending, receiving[2][3]
Described by source
Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary (2021)[4]
Partially coincident with
post box, letter box[5][6]
🏷️ Also known as
en mailbox cs poštovní schránka da postkasse de Briefkasten es buzón fr boîte aux lettres hu levelesláda hu levélgyűjtő láda ja 郵便箱 ja メールボックス ja とうかんばこ ja ゆうびんうけ ja ゆうびんうけばこ ja ゆうびんばこ ja 投函箱 ja 郵便受け ja 郵便受け箱 vi hòm thư vi hộp thư
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85079889
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
CZE – Mittelböhmen — Prag — Hradschin — Druhé nádvoří Pražského hradu (Postbox Czech Post Service) 2024-01-25 Mattes.jpg ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/1q6j92cp1
IMDb keyword
mailbox
J9U entity ID
987007543400505171
Museum-digital tag ID
71812
Topic's main category
Category:Mailboxes
Yale LUX ID
concept/1869cba2-6c60-4108-b629-6427e71b1cf1

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Summary

mailbox is a type of container[1].

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  1. 20d ago · Mcampany · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Museum-digital tag ID → 71812
    Described by source → Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → sh85079889
    IMDb keyword → mailbox
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Library of Congress Authorities ID: sh85079889, Moving from Post box in Germany"
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