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Dictionary entry overview: What does e-mail mean?
• E-MAIL (noun)
The noun E-MAIL has 1 sense:
1. (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
Familiarity information: E-MAIL used as a noun is very rare.
• E-MAIL (verb)
The verb E-MAIL has 1 sense:
1. communicate electronically on the computer
Familiarity information: E-MAIL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
e-mail; electronic mail; email
Context example:
you cannot send packages by electronic mail
Hypernyms ("e-mail" is a kind of...):
electronic communication (communication by computer)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "e-mail"):
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))
Antonym:
snail mail (any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service)
Derivation:
e-mail (communicate electronically on the computer)
| Conjugation: |
... he / she / it e-mails Past simple: e-mailed
Past participle: e-mailed
-ing form: e-mailing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Communicate electronically on the computer
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
Context example:
she e-mailed me the good news
Hypernyms (to "e-mail" is one way to...):
telecommunicate (communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail)
"E-mail" entails doing...:
mail; post; send (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "e-mail"):
spam (send unwanted or junk e-mail)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sentence examples:
They e-mail them the information
They e-mail the information to them
Derivation:
e-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)
Context examples
A file that is linked to an e-mail message.
(Email Attachment, NCI Thesaurus)
A URL or e-mail would be similarly described.
(Healthcare Facility Telecom Address, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
Tell an adult if any communication (chat, text, e-mail message) makes you feel threatened or uncomfortable.
(Internet Safety, NIH)
A text string identifier for a location to which e-mail can be delivered.
(E-mail Address, NCI Thesaurus)
Most e-mail systems use the Internet.
(E-mail, NCI Thesaurus)
You may have had computer problems, difficulties with e-mail and electronics, or trouble with your smartphone or car.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
After having tried to contact Nokia to have their opinion on the issue, this is the e-mail we received.
(Health threats caused by mobile phone radiation, EUROPARL TV)
A wireless handheld device from Research In Motion (RIM) that supports e-mail, mobile telephone, text messaging, web browsing and other wireless information services.
(BlackBerry, NCI Thesaurus)
E-mail is short for "electronic mail" and refers to composing, sending, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems.
(E-mail, NCI Thesaurus)
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