FWDs

Emails sent along

FWDs is the plural of FWD, an abbreviation with two common meanings.

In automotive contexts, FWD stands for front-wheel drive—vehicles where engine power goes to the front wheels: Most economy cars are FWDs.

In digital communication, FWD means forward, referring to messages passed along to others: I got three FWDs of that meme today.

automotive

drivetrain

Vehicle power transmission system

powertrain · understeer · differential · axle · handling · Civic

messaging

share

Portion given out

  • resendTransmit a second time
  • viralSpreading quickly online
  • inboxMessage receiving folder

thread · attachment · redirect · circulation · spam · newsletter · misinformation · broadcast

Opposites
message originality

FWDsdrafts

Preliminary written versions

originals · new messages · original content · primary sources

message direction/action

FWDsreplies

Answers given back

responses · acknowledgments · bouncebacks

Family

FWD

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G