electronic mail

American  

noun

1. email.

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electronic mail British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: e-mail.   email.   E-mail.  the transmission and distribution of messages, information, facsimiles of documents, etc, from one computer terminal to another

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Etymology

Origin of electronic mail

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Electronic mail is zapping first-class deliveries, the system's most profitable service, and could replace 25% of "snail mail" by 2000.

From Time Magazine Archive

Email Addresses Electronic mail is hinged around the concept of an address; the section on Networking Basics made some reference to it while introducing domains.

From Zen and the Art of the Internet by Kehoe, Brendan P.

E-mail Electronic mail — a way to send a private message to                 somebody else on the Net.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation

Electronic mail, or e-mail, is your personal connection to the world of the Net.

From Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet by Electronic Frontier Foundation

Electronic mail on the move —————————————- For some time, we have been witnessing a battle between giants.

From The Online World by De Presno, Odd