in-boxn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɪnbɒks/, U.S.

/ˈɪnˌbɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: in adv., box n.²

Etymology: < in adv. + box n.² Compare earlier in-tray n.

A. n.

1. U.S. = in-tray n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > tray > for papers or correspondence

in-basket1940

out-basket1940

in-tray1941

out-tray1943

pending tray1955

pending basket1957

in-box1958

1958 K. E. Boulding Skills of Economist iii. 89 The executive..receiving sentences and paragraphs in his ‘In’ box and grinding them into different sentences and paragraphs in his ‘Out’ box in the manner of a mill grinding wheat into flour.

1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 472 The men and women who hold the destiny of the nation in their In boxes also play very hard.

1999 EuroBusiness Sept. 101/2 By the end of my White House tenure, receiving a subpoena was a routine matter, another item in the in-box.

2. Computing and Telecommunications. The (notional) part of an electronic mailbox in which incoming messages are stored; the window in which a user can view these messages.

ΚΠ

1977 Communications ACM 20 vi. 2 Incoming messages are appended to a special ‘inbox’ file.

1985 Data Communications (Nexis) Sept. 279 He..log[s] on to the local computer to scan his electronic mail, that is, to view a list of all messages in his electronic in-box.

2002 What Mobile Apr. 25/1 You should get in to [sic] the habit of deleting old texts routinely, otherwise your inbox will fill up very quickly.

2003 Marie Claire Dec. 202/1 Then I saw it in my inbox—a message from Anna.

B. adj. (attributive).

U.S. depreciative (originally Politics). Designating or having an approach to government or management in which issues are dealt with expeditiously on an individual basis, rather than in accordance with a consistent policy or vision.

ΚΠ

1989 Business Week 25 Dec. 41/1 He was content to react to crises as they flared up—an approach that American Enterprise Institute analyst William Schneider says typifies Bush's ‘in-box Presidency’.

1990 Atlantic Jan. 40/3 It is an in-box approach to governing. You respond to problems as they reach your desk, and you do whatever is necessary to get them off your desk.

1994 Amer. Legion Oct. 75/2 They get so wrapped up in the minutiae that they can become ‘in-box managers’ rather than visionary leaders.

2002 Chicago Tribune May ii. 4/2 One of his strengths is that his is not an inbox presidency.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	in-box
释义	in-boxn.adj. Brit. /ˈɪnbɒks/, U.S. /ˈɪnˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: in adv., box n.² Etymology: < in adv. + box n.² Compare earlier in-tray n. A. n. 1. U.S. = in-tray n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > tray > for papers or correspondence in-basket1940 out-basket1940 in-tray1941 out-tray1943 pending tray1955 pending basket1957 in-box1958 1958 K. E. Boulding Skills of Economist iii. 89 The executive..receiving sentences and paragraphs in his ‘In’ box and grinding them into different sentences and paragraphs in his ‘Out’ box in the manner of a mill grinding wheat into flour. 1979 United States 1980–1 (Penguin Travel Guides) 472 The men and women who hold the destiny of the nation in their In boxes also play very hard. 1999 EuroBusiness Sept. 101/2 By the end of my White House tenure, receiving a subpoena was a routine matter, another item in the in-box. 2. Computing and Telecommunications. The (notional) part of an electronic mailbox in which incoming messages are stored; the window in which a user can view these messages. ΚΠ 1977 Communications ACM 20 vi. 2 Incoming messages are appended to a special ‘inbox’ file. 1985 Data Communications (Nexis) Sept. 279 He..log[s] on to the local computer to scan his electronic mail, that is, to view a list of all messages in his electronic in-box. 2002 What Mobile Apr. 25/1 You should get in to [sic] the habit of deleting old texts routinely, otherwise your inbox will fill up very quickly. 2003 Marie Claire Dec. 202/1 Then I saw it in my inbox—a message from Anna. B. adj. (attributive). U.S. depreciative (originally Politics). Designating or having an approach to government or management in which issues are dealt with expeditiously on an individual basis, rather than in accordance with a consistent policy or vision. ΚΠ 1989 Business Week 25 Dec. 41/1 He was content to react to crises as they flared up—an approach that American Enterprise Institute analyst William Schneider says typifies Bush's ‘in-box Presidency’. 1990 Atlantic Jan. 40/3 It is an in-box approach to governing. You respond to problems as they reach your desk, and you do whatever is necessary to get them off your desk. 1994 Amer. Legion Oct. 75/2 They get so wrapped up in the minutiae that they can become ‘in-box managers’ rather than visionary leaders. 2002 Chicago Tribune May ii. 4/2 One of his strengths is that his is not an inbox presidency. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1958
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