In plain English
It indicates that the carrier completed the delivery by putting the parcel into the intended recipient’s mailbox. The key point is that the mailbox is the place where the parcel was left.
In context
Here, it records that the parcel’s completed delivery took the form of placement in the recipient’s mailbox.
- Situation
- Tracking parcels through acceptance, transit, sorting, delivery, and proof of receipt
- What it communicates
- records mailbox delivery as the completion detail
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not identify who retrieved the parcel or any condition after it was placed there.
Examples
“The small parcel was delivered to the mailbox instead of being left on the doorstep.”
“After the afternoon round, the carrier marked the parcel as delivered to mailbox.”