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

/ ē′māl′ /

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.

Notes

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

Derived Forms

• ˈe-mailer, noun

Example Sentences

The letter said the firm had conducted 39 interviews with current and former employees of MrBeast's company and reviewed over 4.5m documents collected from mobile phones, e-mails, and a variety of messaging platforms.

From BBC

In an e-mailed statement, DEA spokeswoman Katherine Pfaff said the agency “is firmly committed to upholding our high standards of conduct each and every day. The vast majority of our men and women do so.”

From Los Angeles Times

SoLo hasn’t yet responded to the allegations in court and didn’t reply to my e-mailed request for comment.

From Los Angeles Times

“It is inconceivable,” Fauci said in his opening statement to the subcommittee, “that anyone who reads this e-mail could conclude that I was trying to ‘cover up’ the possibility of a laboratory leak.

From Los Angeles Times

Bechdel said in an e-mail to The Associated Press that “for a movie set in the present to ignore this existential threat just doesn’t make sense anymore” in the age of climate change.

From Seattle Times