English

Noun

dropbox ‎(plural dropboxes)

1. A box wherein objects can be deposited by one person for later collection by another.
   • 1980, Edwin Silberstang, Playboy's Guide to Casino Gambling, page 363

     The two smaller slots are for the dropping of cash or markers into the dropbox when players cash these for casino chips.

2. (computing) A computer folder to which files may be dragged and dropped and from which users of other computers on the network can access those files.
   • 1997, Alison Balter, Alison Balter's Mastering Access 97 Development, page 696:

     A desktop computer leaves changes in a dropbox on the network.

3. (sewing) An enhancement to a loom that allows patterns of multiple colors to be woven from the same loom.

   • 1869, "The Provincial History of England", in The Spectator, Volume 42, page 1528:

     In 1738, John Kay, a native of Bury (though at the time residing in Colchester) invented the fly-shuttle, and in 1760 his son Robert invented the dropbox, by which patterns of various colours are woven nearly with the same facility as plain calico.

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