e-card

[ ee-kahrd ]

noun

1. a greeting card chosen from a website by the sender, and sent by the site to the recipient as an email with a link back to the site to view the card:

   Personalize your e-card with a message and photograph.

Word History and Origins

Origin of e-card¹

e- ² (in the sense of “online”) + card ¹

Example Sentences

Young people ages 13 to 26 and living outside King County can sign up for SPL’s e-card at spl.org/BooksUnbanned.

From Seattle Times

Our organizations recently took the bold step to join Brooklyn Public Library in offering a “Books Unbanned” e-card for young readers across the nation who may be facing book bans and censorship in their communities.

From Seattle Times

Some have shared comments about what the SPL e-card means for their lives.

From Seattle Times

I am so touched, especially hearing from the women in the lab, who wrote me an e-card that probably had 500 signatories.

From Science Magazine

Would you say it is in terribly bad taste to send a sympathy e-card?

From Washington Post