e-

Online version indicator

E- is a prefix meaning electronic or internet-based, attached to words to indicate their digital version: e-mail, e-commerce, e-book.

The prefix emerged in the 1990s with the rise of the internet and became briefly ubiquitous, though many e-words have since dropped the hyphen or fallen out of use as their digital forms became default.

digital

electronic

Relating to circuitry devices

  • emailDigital written communication
  • ecommerceInternet-based buying and selling
  • onlineNetwork-connected state

internet · virtual · cyber · web-based · digital · connected · networked · computerized · automated · tech

commerce

shopping

Acquiring goods at retailers

payment · transaction · store · marketplace · Amazon · eBay · order · purchase · buy · sell

learning

course

Planned path forward

  • trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
  • moduleIndependent functional component
  • tutorialInstructional step-by-step guide

webinar · classroom · curriculum · instruction · certification · distance · remote · self-paced · interactive · assessment

communication

email

Digital written communication

inbox · outbox · spam · attachment · forward · reply · subscribe · unsubscribe · correspondence · contact

government

services

Acts performed for others

  • filingStoring documents systematically
  • taxesMandatory government payments
  • permitsGrants formal authorization

registration · voting · records · documents · forms · portal · citizen · municipal · federal · submission

health

records

Stored data or albums

appointment · consultation · diagnosis · pharmacy · medical · wellness · monitoring · healthcare · clinical · portal

Categories
Opposites
medium/format

e-physical

Of body or matter

analog · hard copy · tangible · brick-and-mortar · in-person

technological era

e-traditional

Following long-held customs

conventional · old-fashioned · analog · legacy · low-tech

Family

ex, ex-

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G