"mailstore" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mailstores [plural]
Etymology: From mail + store. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mail|store}} mail + store Head templates: {{en-noun}} mailstore (plural mailstores)
  1. (computing) A structure in a file system that stores electronic mail. Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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