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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.

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[e(lectronic) mail.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	email - (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" e-mail, 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"
Verb	1.	email - communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news" e-mail, netmail 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

email [ˈiːmeɪl] n abbr (= electronic mail) → (e-)mail m, courriel m

vt to email sb → envoyer un (e-)mail or un courriel à qn