Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,777,884,216 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

email

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
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.

ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.emailemail - (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.email - 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
email بريد الكترونى, يُرْسِل بريدا إلكترونيا email, poslat email e-mail, e-maile E-Mail, emailen ηλεκτρονικό ταχυδρομείο, στέλνω ηλεκτρονικό μήνυμα correo electrónico, enviar un mensaje electrónico lähettää sähköpostia, sähköposti e-mail, envoyer un e-mail elektronska pošta, poslati email e-mail, mandare un'e-mail 電子メール, 電子メールを送る 이메일, 이메일을 보내다 e-mail, e-mailen e-post, sende e-post poczta elektroniczna, wysłać emailem e-mail, enviar e-mail отправлять по электронной почте, электронная почта e-post, skicka e-post ส่งอีเมลล์, อีเมลล์ e-posta, e-posta atmak email, gửi email 发送电子邮件, 电子邮件


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
StorageTek has announced that it is broadening its Email Xcelerator series of solutions with the addition of email archiving software from IXOS, a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions.
DALLAS -- Zix Corporation (ZixCorp([R])), (NASDAQ: ZIXI), the leader in hosted services for email encryption and e-prescribing announces its newest service offering.
Messaging data generates huge volumes of storage: Microsoft Exchange alone processes more than 3 million email messages every day through corporate email servers, and analysts estimate that email and attachments are growing at a rate of 35% per year.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.