electronic mail
Internet-based messaging
Electronic mail is the system for sending messages between computers over a network, or a message sent this way.
The term dates to the early days of networked computing and remains the formal name for what is now universally called email: Please send your resume via electronic mail.
The full phrase appears mainly in formal or technical contexts.
- SMTPEmail transmission protocol
- IMAPEmail retrieval standard
- ccTiny volume measure
- messageTransmitted communication
- internetInterconnected computer systems
attachment · POP3 · chat · forward · reply · inbox · SMS · spam filtering · spam folder · Usenet · unread · recipient · read receipt · out of office · texting · send · outbox · encryption
- BBSBBS, sysop, modem, dial-up, message board
- Teletextteletext, BTX, page numbers, index page, sports pages
electronic mailsnail mail
Physical letter delivery
letter · surface mail · telegram · written correspondence · postal service
electronic mailphone call
Remote voice conversation
telephone conversation · video call · live chat · instant messaging · real-time communication
mail, email, electronic, electronics, emailing, emailed, e-mail, electronically, emailers