e-mail

British  

/ ˈiːmeɪl /

noun

1. short for electronic mail

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verb

1. to contact (a person) by electronic mail

2. to send (a message, document, etc) by electronic mail

e-mail Scientific  

/ ē′māl′ /

1. 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.

2. A message or messages sent or received by such a system.

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e-mail Cultural  

1. E-mail has become one of the most widely used aspects of the Internet, because it provides a means of mass communication to almost anywhere in the world at high speed.

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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.

Other Word Forms

• e-mailer noun

Example Sentences

A church spokeswoman did not immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

"He'll e-mail and say, 'I don't know where to stay tonight. Can I come over?'"

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

"American citizens do not surrender our constitutional rights just because Ofcom sends us an e-mail," Preston Byrne of law firm Byrne & Storm said.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

In September 2008, Paltrow launched Goop, a wellness and lifestyle brand that first began as a weekly e-mail newsletter before expanding into an e-commerce platform, a print magazine and pop-up stores.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2025

And I still haven't told him about my e-mail relationship with my secret admirer, who may or may not be his identical twin brother, who is also the one who stood me up.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon