recycle bin

English

Etymology

Computing sense introduced with Windows 95.

Noun

recycle bin (plural recycle bins)

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

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