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Maildir is an English word starting with the letter M. With 6 example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

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Maildir in a sentence

Using Maildir

  • In the example corpus, maildir often appears in combinations such as: the maildir, maildir is.

Context around Maildir

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

specification 1× standard 1× reading 1×

Sentence patterns with Maildir

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

goal of maildir is to 1× issues the maildir standard can 1× of the maildir specification which 1× reading a maildir at the 1× such as maildir is not 1× that a maildir reading program 1× to a maildir 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a major design 1× design by design 1× filesystem compatibility issues 1× this extension is 1× this sequence guarantees 1×

Common sentence endings:

colons in filenames 1× is not supported 1× is often difficult 1× partially written message 1× the same time 1× to a maildir 1×

Words around Maildir

Just before it in the word index:

mailchimp 15 mailboxes 80 mailbox 153 mailbags 5 mailbag 45 mailata 14

Just after it in the word index:

maildrop 2 maile 32 mailed 299 maileen 2 mailer 52 mailers 44

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Maildir

  • In this selection, "maildir" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, specification, standard and reading stand out and add context to how "maildir" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include goal of maildir is to and issues the maildir standard can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "maildir" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with maildir

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There can be multiple programs reading a maildir at the same time. (12 words)

This sequence guarantees that a maildir-reading program will not see a partially written message. (15 words)

Filesystem Compatibility Issues The Maildir standard can only be implemented on systems that accept colons in filenames. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Design By design Fetchmail's only means of delivering messages is by submitting them to the local MTA/ Message transfer agent ; delivering directly to mail folders such as maildir is not supported. (32 words)

This extension is not a violation of the Maildir specification, which explicitly provides for the possibility to add more than tmp, new, cur to a maildir. (26 words)

A major design goal of Maildir is to eliminate program code having to handle locking, which is often difficult. (19 words)

Example sentences (6)

This extension is not a violation of the Maildir specification, which explicitly provides for the possibility to add more than tmp, new, cur to a maildir.

A major design goal of Maildir is to eliminate program code having to handle locking, which is often difficult.

Design By design Fetchmail's only means of delivering messages is by submitting them to the local MTA/ Message transfer agent ; delivering directly to mail folders such as maildir is not supported.

Filesystem Compatibility Issues The Maildir standard can only be implemented on systems that accept colons in filenames.

There can be multiple programs reading a maildir at the same time.

This sequence guarantees that a maildir-reading program will not see a partially written message.

Common combinations with maildir

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "maildir" in a sentence?
An example: "This extension is not a violation of the Maildir specification, which explicitly provides for the possibility to add more than tmp, new, cur to a maildir." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "maildir" from authentic English texts.
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