noun
(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
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you cannot send packages by electronic mail
• Syn: ↑electronic mail, ↑email
• Ant: ↑snail mail (for: ↑email), ↑snail mail, ↑snail mail (for: ↑electronic mail)
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑electronic communication
• Hyponyms: ↑freemail, ↑spam, ↑junk e-mail
verb
communicate electronically on the computer
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she e-mailed me the good news
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
• Hypernyms: ↑telecommunicate
• Hyponyms: ↑spam
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody something
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Somebody ——s something to somebody
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They e-mail them the information
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They e-mail the information to them
Useful english dictionary. 2012.