Definitions for e-mail
ˈiˌmeɪle-mail

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.4 / 7 votes

1. electronic mail, e-mail, emailverb

   (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in

   "you cannot send packages by electronic mail"

2. e-mail, email, netmailverb

   communicate electronically on the computer

   "she e-mailed me the good news"

GCIDERate this definition:3.7 / 6 votes

1. e-mailnoun

   electronic mail; a digitally encoded message sent from one computer to another through an electronic communications medium, especially by means of a computer network.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. e-mailnoun

   A system for transferring messages from one computer to another, usually via a network.

2. e-mailnoun

   A message sent via an e-mail system.

3. e-mailverb

   To send an e-mail or e-mails to.

   She e-mailed me last week, asking about the status of the project.

4. e-mailverb

   To send, or compose and send, an e-mail or e-mails.

   Most teenagers spend twenty-six hours a day e-mailing and surfing the Web.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. e-mail

   Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of exchanging messages ("mail") between people using electronic devices. Email was thus conceived as the electronic (digital) version of, or counterpart to, mail, at a time when "mail" meant only physical mail (hence e- + mail). Email later became a ubiquitous (very widely used) communication medium, to the point that in current use, an email address is often treated as a basic and necessary part of many processes in business, commerce, government, education, entertainment, and other spheres of daily life in most countries. Email is the medium, and each message sent therewith is also called an email. The term is a mass noun. Email operates across computer networks, primarily the Internet, and also local area networks. Today's email systems are based on a store-and-forward model. Email servers accept, forward, deliver, and store messages. Neither the users nor their computers are required to be online simultaneously; they need to connect, typically to a mail server or a webmail interface to send or receive messages or download it. Originally an ASCII text-only communications medium, Internet email was extended by Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) to carry text in other character sets and multimedia content attachments. International email, with internationalized email addresses using UTF-8, is standardized but not widely adopted.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. e-mail

   E-mail, short for electronic mail, is a method of exchanging messages, files, or other important information using internet or other computer networks. It typically involves a sender and one or more recipients, and can include text content, attachments, and hyperlinks. The messages are sent and received through an e-mail client or web-based platform. The process is almost instantaneous, enabling quick communication between parties located anywhere in the world.

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 7 votes

1. E-mail

   Electronic mail, most commonly referred to as email or e-mail since approximately 1993, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the same time, in common with instant messaging. Today's email systems are based on a store-and-forward model. Email servers accept, forward, deliver, and store messages. Neither the users nor their computers are required to be online simultaneously; they need connect only briefly, typically to an email server, for as long as it takes to send or receive messages. Historically, the term electronic mail was used generically for any electronic document transmission. For example, several writers in the early 1970s used the term to describe fax document transmission. As a result, it is difficult to find the first citation for the use of the term with the more specific meaning it has today. An Internet email message consists of three components, the message envelope, the message header, and the message body. The message header contains control information, including, minimally, an originator's email address and one or more recipient addresses. Usually descriptive information is also added, such as a subject header field and a message submission date/time stamp.

Anagrams for e-mail »

1. ameli

2. maile

How to pronounce e-mail?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say e-mail in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of e-mail in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of e-mail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of e-mail in a Sentence

1. Bruce McArthur:

   The new reports fromThe Globe and Mailand theToronto Star offer conflicting information on the exact date of the interview, with one saying it happened in 2013 and the latter say it was between 2014 and 2017. But both reports raise questions about what Toronto Police knew about Bruce McArthur in the years leading up to Bruce McArthur arrest. Clockwise from left : Majeed Kayhan, 58 ; Dean Lisowick ; Soroush Marmudi, 50 ; Selim Esen, 44 and Andrew Kinsman, 49. ( Toronto Police) The Globe and Mail, citing a source with knowledge of the interview, says it occurred during the Project Project Houston investigation, which looked into the disappearances of three men in Toronto's Gay Village neighborhood, two of which Bruce McArthur was later charged with killing. The source said detectives had linked Bruce McArthur to two of the men through dating apps and brought Bruce McArthur in for questioning after receiving an anonymous tip. The Toronto Star, citing similar sources, said the interview happened between the closure of Project Houston in 2014 and the beginning of another investigation in 2017 that resulted in McArthur’s arrest. It also said the interview was over a matter unrelated to the missing people, but did not disclose what exactly. Detective Sgt. Hank Idsinga told The Globe and Mail in January that Bruce McArthur was not Bruce McArthur during Project Houston. Until we can establish that there has been foul play, we can attach a criminal offence to foul play, that's when someone would become Bruce McArthur.

2. Michael Jantze, The Norm (Daily Comic Strip):

   I have no life, just e-mail.

3. Alex Douma:

   I wasn't intending on keeping the mail.

4. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Hoyer:

   Nancy was sitting in the front office as receptionist, and I was sitting right behind her in sort of a little divided half wall handling academy appointments, opening mail, doing things that interns do or part-time employees do, and we were there together. Some 40 years later, we became the speaker and the majority leader.

5. Dan Seeger:

   It is an honor to see a photo of my father I’d taken some 60 years ago become this wonderful forever stamp, my dad did most of his correspondence by hand — written letters — and I can imagine him smiling and of course appreciating this great honor because he relied on the U.S. Mail with its simplicity and honesty, knowing that thoughts and ideas can go from the sender over a tremendous expanse to a single receiver and get delivered.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=e-mail
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=e-mail
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/E-Mail
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Mail
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=e-mail