recycle bin
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Etymology
First sense appears c. 1971, in the Arizona Daily Sun. Computing sense appears in 1995 with the Windows 95 operating system.
Pronunciation
Noun
recycle bin (plural recycle bins)
- A container in which items to be recycled may be placed.
- (computing) In Microsoft Windows, a storage location for deleted files, from which they can be retrieved or permanently deleted.
Synonyms
- recycling bin (sense 1)
- trash (sense 2, on other operating systems and emails)
Translations
container
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(computing) in Microsoft Windows, a storage location for deleted files
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