electronic mail

noun

1. email.

electronic mail

noun

1. the transmission and distribution of messages, information, facsimiles of documents, etc, from one computer terminal to another Abbreviatione-mailemailE-mail

Word History and Origins

Origin of electronic mail¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

The benefits of electronic mail, of shared files, of shared computing power are not what interest us here.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• email