"in-tray" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: in-trays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} in-tray (plural in-trays)
  1. (British, Ireland) A desktop organizer; inbox, in-basket. Tags: British, Ireland
    Sense id: en-in-tray-en-noun-WmKqQLiX Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (by extension) The amount of new work yet to be done. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-in-tray-en-noun-XUGTbVfX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: in-tray exercise, in-tray training

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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