# dropbox

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹɑp.bɑks/ · frequency rank #25,363

## Definitions
1. A box wherein objects can be deposited by one person for later collection by another.
2. 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.
3. An enhancement to a loom that allows patterns of multiple colors to be woven from the same loom.

## Etymology
Compound of drop + box.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddropbox`, `dorpbox`, `drobpox`, `dropbbox`, `dropboxx`, `dropbxo`, `dropobx`, `droppbox`, `drpobox`, `drropbox`, `rdopbox`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dropbox