A pigeon-hole messagebox (commonly referred to as a pigeon-hole or pidge, or simply as a mailbox in academic or office settings) is a device for communication commonly used in organisations and educational institutes in the United Kingdom and other countries. Documents and messages are placed in a person's pigeon-hole for them to collect; they can reply by putting a response inside the sender's pigeon-hole.
The name comes from the similarity in appearance to the compartments used in pigeon racing to store the animals whilst in transit.
Cubbies are also used in American preschools and kindergartens as places to store backpacks, lunchboxes, and jackets.
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