Dropbox
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3.5
- proper noun
- Texting
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Dropbox
- Is the government's subpoena sufficient to compel Dropbox to turn over the user's content information?
- share in Dropbox
- use Dropbox
Examples
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I logged into your Dropbox to find copy.
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Documents authored in Paperport can be sent in PDF format or shared in Dropbox.
Academic text (2012) -
You might also store your evidence on a private platform such as Dropbox.
Academic text (2015) -
The video clips were uploaded to YouTube or a Dropbox so teachers could access them online.
Academic text (2015) -
Students created individual projects and shared them to a Dropbox accessible to Berletti, McNally, and me.
Academic text (2013) -
If sharing files with non-subscribers, Dropbox users can send files via e-mail or create a link to a file for view-only purposes.
Academic text (2012) -
After each session, participants deposited the screen capture recordings in an invitation-only Dropbox folder shared only with the study researchers.
Academic text (2015) -
Journal entry files were also deposited in the study's invitation-only shared Dropbox folder.
Academic text (2015) -
The teacher shared the project files through Dropbox so all students could access them easily.
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After saving the photos, she uploaded them to her Dropbox account for safekeeping.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dropbox comes from the simple idea of a 'box' where you can 'drop' things; the name joins drop and box. So the service is an online place to store and share files by 'dropping' them into your virtual 'box'.