Of course, the name pigeonhole for mail boxes does come from real pigeon holes in pigeon coops (or…

It gets its name from the concept of a pigeonhole that used to refer to any mail or message box. These structures used to be very common for communicating. They still live on in a few niche areas, I remember my college having one for certain departments. It has since morphed into a concept literally involving putting pigeons into boxes, which I find a lot more fun!
The Simple Beauty of the Pigeonhole Principle
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Keith Collyer
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Mar 4, 2025
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Of course, the name pigeonhole for mail boxes does come from real pigeon holes in pigeon coops (or whatever the right name is)
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Written by Keith Collyer133 Followers
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I’m a husband, father, grandfather, retired Systems Engineer, bassist, cyclist and will write on any and all of those things as the urge takes me.
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