e-mail

/ ˈiːmeɪl /

noun

1. short for electronic mail

verb

1. to contact (a person) by electronic mail

2. to send (a message, document, etc) by electronic mail

e-mail

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.

e-mail

1. E-mail has become one of the most widely used aspects of the Internet, because it provides a means of mass communication to almost anywhere in the world at high speed.

The proliferation of spam and the transmission of computer viruses through e-mail attachments are two of the more problematic aspects of this technology.

Other Word Forms

• e-mailer noun

Example Sentences

Calls and e-mails to the Department of Parks and Recreation were not returned.

From Los Angeles Times

“And they want me to e-mail them back quickly with an answer!”

From Los Angeles Times

In September 2008, Paltrow launched Goop, a wellness and lifestyle brand that first began as a weekly e-mail newsletter before expanding into an e-commerce platform, a print magazine and pop-up stores.

From Salon

And I’m getting e-mails again because of my … um, my … what?

From Salon

A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman said in an e-mail that the matter is “under investigation.”

From Los Angeles Times