video mail

noun

1. a system for sending a prerecorded video as an email attachment or as an email with a link to the video.
2. an email containing such a link or attachment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of video mail¹

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

You’re in the market of search engines, advertising, smartphones, music, social networks, operating systems, video, mail, maps.

From Slate

While a new tablet launch isn’t breaking news anymore, there’s one that’s unlike any other yet to be released—it’s a full-fledged mobile computing device for kids ages three to 10 that lets them play educational games, watch videos from providers such as PBS and National Geographic for Kids, as well as engage in social activities like e-mail and video mail.

From Inc

Daniel Ernst, of Hudson Square Research, told Bloomberg that the Android tablet is purely a consumption device, giving it a different audience than the iPad with its camera, video, mail client and optional 3G connectivity.

From Washington Post

I hooked up full-motion desktop videoconferencing and video mail in 1988 and, four years later, started using a pen-based electronic whiteboard and drafting table.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are plenty of other ways to send video mail, of course.

From Time Magazine Archive