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noun

email.

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RELATED WORDS

email, e-mail

Nearby words

  1. electronic imaging,
  2. electronic ink,
  3. electronic intelligence,
  4. electronic journalism,
  5. electronic keyboard,
  6. electronic mailbox,
  7. electronic music,
  8. electronic news gathering,
  9. electronic office,
  10. electronic organ

Origin of electronic mail

First recorded in 1975–80
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British Dictionary definitions for electronic mail

electronic mail

noun

the transmission and distribution of messages, information, facsimiles of documents, etc, from one computer terminal to anotherAbbreviation: e-mail, email, E-mail
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for electronic mail

electronic mail

n.

1977; see e-mail.

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