snail mail
Carrier-delivered letters
Snail mail is postal mail—letters and packages delivered physically rather than electronically.
The term emerged with email's rise, the snail suggesting how slow traditional delivery seems by comparison: I'll send the contract by snail mail.
Despite the dismissive tone, some documents still require it.
Folded paper enclosure
- stampMark-making device
- postageFee for mailing
- letterWritten symbol or message
- postcardMailable picture souvenir
parcel · package · postman · delivery · sorting office · zip code · address · postmark
Alphabetic characters or mail
- postcardsMailable souvenir notes
- penpalsFriends by mail
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- stampsPostal payment adhesives
envelopes · handwritten · cursive · calligraphy · stationery · sealing wax · ink · airmail
Enforced waiting period
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- patienceCalm during delays
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- weeksSeven-day periods
transit · processing · backlog · queue · lag · unhurried · leisurely · gradual
Digital written communication
- instant messagingLive online text communication
- digitalOf discrete data
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
- faxPhone-line document transfer
texting · online · internet · paperless · scan · attachment · inbox · upload
envelope
Folded paper enclosure
postcard · parcel · package · postman · delivery · sorting office · zip code · address · postmark · registered
letters
Alphabetic characters or mail
- postcardsMailable souvenir notes
- penpalsFriends by mail
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
stamps · envelopes · handwritten · cursive · calligraphy · stationery · sealing wax · ink · airmail · philately
delay
Enforced waiting period
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- patienceCalm during delays
- anticipationState of awaiting something
weeks · transit · processing · backlog · queue · lag · unhurried · leisurely · gradual · overdue
Digital written communication
- instant messagingLive online text communication
- digitalOf discrete data
- electronicRelating to circuitry devices
fax · texting · online · internet · paperless · scan · attachment · inbox · upload · download
- old mediabooks, radio, newspaper, newspapers, television
- Retronymsacoustic guitar, analog clock, analog watch, landline, manual transmission
- mailletter, letters, email, envelope, postcard
- postalstamp, stamps, postal service, letter, letters
- pen palsletter writing, correspondence, handwritten letters, pen friend
- Pre-digitalrotary phone, telegram, telegraph, typewriter, phone booth
snail mailinstant messaging
Live online text communication
email · text message · instant message · texting · electronic mail
snail mailemail
Digital written communication
e-mail · electronic communication · digital communication · electronic mail · internet communication
mail, snail, mailed, mailman, mailing, mailbox, snails, snailing, mailings