English Explanatory Dictionary

recycle bin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A container in which items to be recycled may be placed.
  2. In Microsoft Windows, a storage location for deleted files, from which they can be retrieved or permanently deleted.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-recycle bin.wav

Word forms

recycle bin recycle bins

Etymology

First sense appears c. 1971, in the Arizona Daily Sun. Computing sense appears in 1995 with the Windows 95 operating system.

Synonyms

recycling bin trash
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