noun
verb
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to contact (a person) by electronic mail
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to send (a message, document, etc) by electronic mail
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A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network. E-mail is asynchronous and does not require the receiver of the message to be online at the time the message is sent or received. E-mail also allows a user to distribute messages to large numbers of recipients instantaneously.
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A message or messages sent or received by such a system.
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The proliferation of spam and the transmission of computer viruses through e-mail attachments are two of the more problematic aspects of this technology.
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"No one can guarantee the safety of Onkalo for thousands of years," director Tapani Veistola told AFP in an e-mail.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
IPO Services Leader for PwC, in an e-mail to Barron’s.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
The DUP even made it the subject of its weekly e-mail to members, headlined: "Never afraid to speak up and speak out."
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
Even my MP e-mail gets 1000 emails a day.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
“These people by and large did not know anything about how to do the trade and expected Goldman to help them replicate it,” Burry wrote in an e-mail to his CFO.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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