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e-mail or e·mail also E-mail  (ml)
n.
1. A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network, as between personal computers.
2. A message or messages sent or received by such a system.
tr.v. e-mailed or e·mailed also E-mailed, e-mail·ing or e·mail·ing also E-mail·ing, e-mails or e·mails also E-mails
To send (a message) by such a system.


e-mail or email [ee-mail]
Noun
the transmission of messages from one computer terminal to another
Verb
1. to contact (a person) by e-mail
2. to send (a message) by e-mail

e-mail or email  (ml)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.e-maile-mail - (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"
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
electronic communication - communication by computer
freemail - a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising
junk e-mail, spam - unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
snail mail - any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; "email is much faster than snail mail"
Verb1.e-mail - communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news"
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
telecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail
spam - send unwanted or junk e-mail
Translations
e-mail [ˈiːmeɪl] ne-mail m; correo electrónico
vt to e-mail sb → mandar un e-mail or un correo electrónico a algn;
to e-mail sb sth → mandar algo a algn por Internet, mandar algo a algn en un e-mail or un correo electrónico

E-mail [ˈiːmeɪl] n abbr (= electronic mail) → E-Mail f
vteine E-Mail schicken +dat

E-mail, e-mail [ˈiːmeɪl] n abbr (= electronic mail) → posta elettronica
vt to E-mail sb → comunicare con qn mediante posta elettronica;
E-mail address → indirizzo di posta elettronica;
E-mail account → account m inv di posta elettronica

e-mail
n e-mail, email [ˈiːmeil]
(alsoE-mail)
1 electronic mail She sent him an email. رسالة إلكترونيّه E-mail (elektronische Post) ηλεκτρονικό ταχυδρομείο e-mail, correo electrónico courrier électronique e-mail, pos elektronik e-mail, posta elettronica 電子メール 전자 메일 elektroninis paštas e-pasts e-mail poczta elektroniczna электронная почта elektronska pošta e-mail, elektronik posta 電子郵件
2 (adjectival) What is your e-mail address? e-pos بَريد إلِكْتروني имейл e-mail e-post; elektronisk post; e-mail; e-mail- e-mail-... που έχει σχέση με το ηλεκτρονικό ταχυδρομείο e-mail, correo electrónico e-kiri پست الکترونیکی courrier électronique דוֹאָר אֶלֶקטרוֹנִי ई-मेल e-mail e-mail, pos elektronik e-mail, posta elettronica 電子メールの 전자 메일 elektroninio pašto e-pasta- alamat mel elektronik e-mail e-post (elektronisk post) elektroniczny (adres) адрес электронной почты e-mail elektronska pošta e-post, e-mail เกี่ยวกับอีเมล e-mail 電子郵箱的 такий, що стосується електронної пошти برقیاتی پیغام کی نسبت سے thuộc thư điện tử
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He promised to e-mail us his answer. e-pos يُرْسِل بِالبَريد الإلِكْتروني изпращам съобщение по имейл e-mailovat sende med e-post; e-maile per E-mail zuschicken, enviar un e-mail, enviar por correo electrónico e-kirja saatma ایمیل زدن؛ پست الکترونیکی کردن courrier électronique envoyer par לִשלוֹח דוָאר אֶלֶקטרוֹנִי ई-मेल करना poslati elektronskom poštom mengirim e-mail inviare/spedire un'e-mail 電子メールを送る 전자 메일로 송신[]하다 (pa)siøsti elektroniniu paðtu sūtīt pa e-pastu hantar mel elektronik emailen wysłać list pocztą elektroniczną посылать по электронной почте poslať elektronickou poštou poslati po elektronski pošti poslati elektronsku poštu e-posta, e-maila ส่งอีเมล e-mail çekmek 發電子郵件 надсилати за допомогою електронної пошти برقیاتی پیغام ارسال کرنا gửi thư điện tử


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