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Definition of Electronic mail
1. Noun. (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"
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Generic synonyms: Electronic Communication
Specialized synonyms: Freemail, Junk E-mail, Spam
Derivative terms: E-mail, Email
Antonyms: Snail Mail, Snail Mail, Snail Mail
Definition of Electronic mail
1. Noun. E-mail (''the system''). ¹
2. Noun. (context: countable rare) An e-mail. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Electronic Mail
Literary usage of Electronic mail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Educator's Guide to Electronic Networking: Creating Virtual Communities by Barbara L. Kurshans (1996)
"electronic mail—Messages sent from one individual or group to another through
... Most electronic mail systems simulate the way that mail is usually handled ..."
2. Spamming: The E-Mail You Want to Can: Congressional Hearing edited by W. J. Tauzin (2001)
"electronic mail has truly become a mainstay of both the personal and ... The use
of electronic mail is growing at such a significant pace that the GAO ..."
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