ELECTRONIC MAIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does electronic mail mean? 

• ELECTRONIC MAIL (noun)
  The noun ELECTRONIC MAIL has 1 sense:

1. (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in

  Familiarity information: ELECTRONIC MAIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ELECTRONIC MAIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

e-mail; electronic mail; email

Context example:

you cannot send packages by electronic mail

Hypernyms ("electronic mail" is a kind of...):

electronic communication (communication by computer)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "electronic mail"):

freemail (a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising)

junk e-mail; spam (unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk))

Antonym:

snail mail (any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service)

 Context examples 

Base 64 is used when transmitting binary data through text-only media such as electronic mail.

(Base 64, NCI Thesaurus)

A worldwide, decentralized network of computer networks connecting individuals and organizations to information and electronic mail services.

(Internet, NCI Thesaurus)

E-mail is short for "electronic mail" and refers to composing, sending, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems.

(E-mail, NCI Thesaurus)