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e-mail
e·mail or e-mail E5101300 (ē′māl′)n.1. A system for sending and receiving messages electronically over a computer network.2. A message or messages sent or received by such a system.tr.v. e·mailed, e·mail·ing, e·mails or e-mailed or e-mail·ing or e-mails 1. To send (someone) an email: I'll email you when I know my schedule.2. To send (a message) by email.
[e(lectronic) mail.]e-mail (ˈiːmeɪl) or emailn (Telecommunications) short for electronic mailvb (tr) 1. (Communications & Information) to contact (a person) by electronic mail2. (Communications & Information) to send (a message, document, etc) by electronic mail ˈe-mailer ne-mail or email or E-mail (ˈiˌmeɪl)
n. 1. a system for sending messages via telecommunications links between computers. 2. a message sent by e-mail: Send me an e-mail on the idea. v.t. 3. to send a message to by e-mail. [1975–80] e-mail
Past participle: e-mailed
Gerund: e-mailing
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| I e-mail | | you e-mail | | he/she/it e-mails | | we e-mail | | you e-mail | | they e-mail |
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| I e-mailed | | you e-mailed | | he/she/it e-mailed | | we e-mailed | | you e-mailed | | they e-mailed |
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| I am e-mailing | | you are e-mailing | | he/she/it is e-mailing | | we are e-mailing | | you are e-mailing | | they are e-mailing |
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| I have e-mailed | | you have e-mailed | | he/she/it has e-mailed | | we have e-mailed | | you have e-mailed | | they have e-mailed |
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| I was e-mailing | | you were e-mailing | | he/she/it was e-mailing | | we were e-mailing | | you were e-mailing | | they were e-mailing |
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| I had e-mailed | | you had e-mailed | | he/she/it had e-mailed | | we had e-mailed | | you had e-mailed | | they had e-mailed |
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| I will e-mail | | you will e-mail | | he/she/it will e-mail | | we will e-mail | | you will e-mail | | they will e-mail |
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| I will have e-mailed | | you will have e-mailed | | he/she/it will have e-mailed | | we will have e-mailed | | you will have e-mailed | | they will have e-mailed |
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| I will be e-mailing | | you will be e-mailing | | he/she/it will be e-mailing | | we will be e-mailing | | you will be e-mailing | | they will be e-mailing |
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| I have been e-mailing | | you have been e-mailing | | he/she/it has been e-mailing | | we have been e-mailing | | you have been e-mailing | | they have been e-mailing |
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| I will have been e-mailing | | you will have been e-mailing | | he/she/it will have been e-mailing | | we will have been e-mailing | | you will have been e-mailing | | they will have been e-mailing |
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| I had been e-mailing | | you had been e-mailing | | he/she/it had been e-mailing | | we had been e-mailing | | you had been e-mailing | | they had been e-mailing |
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| I would e-mail | | you would e-mail | | he/she/it would e-mail | | we would e-mail | | you would e-mail | | they would e-mail |
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| I would have e-mailed | | you would have e-mailed | | he/she/it would have e-mailed | | we would have e-mailed | | you would have e-mailed | | they would have e-mailed |
e-mailElectronic mail, typed messages sent and received electronically via a computer network.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  e-mail - (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; "you cannot send packages by electronic mail"electronic mail, emailcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structureselectronic communication - communication by computerfreemail - a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertisingjunk e-mail, spam - unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)snail mail - any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; "email is much faster than snail mail" | | Verb | 1. | e-mail - communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news"email, netmailcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structurestelecommunicate - communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mailspam - send unwanted or junk e-mail |
Translationse-mail, email (ˈiːmeil) noun (also E-mail). 1. electronic mail. She sent him an email. 電子郵件 电子邮件2. (adjectival) What is your e-mail address?. 電子郵件的 电子邮箱的 verbHe promised to e-mail us his answer. 發電子郵件 发电子邮件| E-mail EN-UKEN-GB-P0023820 EN-USEN-US-P0023820 | ES-ESES-ES-P0023820 PT-PTPT-PT-P0023820 → 电子邮件 ZH-CNZH-CN-P0023820 |
e-mail
e-mail: see electronic mailelectronic mail
or e-mail,
the electronic transmission of messages, letters, and documents. In its broadest sense electronic mail includes point-to-point services such as telegraph and facsimile (fax) systems.
..... Click the link for more information. .e-mail[′ē‚māl] (communications) electronic mail e-mail(Electronic-MAIL) The transmission of text messages from sender to recipient. E-mail messages can also be formatted with graphics like a brochure or Web page, an enhancement that many users like, but that creates more spam and a security risk (see HTML e-mail).
Users can send a mail message to a single recipient or to multiple users. In addition, JPEG photos as well as any other type of computer file may be attached to the message (see e-mail attachment). Mail is sent to a simulated mailbox in the organization's mail server until it is downloaded to the "in" mailbox in the user's computer.
The Messaging System and the Client
An e-mail system requires a messaging system, which is primarily a store and forward capability based on the Internet's Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). A mail program (e-mail client), such as Windows Mail, Mac Mail, Outlook and Eudora, provides the user interface for mailboxes and send and receive functions. Popular e-mail services such as Gmail and Yahoo Mail are Web based, in which case the Web browser is used as the mail program (see e-mail interfaces).
The Internet Changed It All
The Internet revolutionized e-mail by turning countless incompatible islands into one global system. Initially serving its own users, in the mid-1990s, the Internet began to act as a mail gateway between the major online services such as CompuServe and America Online (AOL). It then became "the" messaging system for the planet. In the U.S., Internet mail is measured in the trillions of messages each year. See e-mail vs. fax, messaging system, instant messaging, read receipt and self-destructing e-mail.
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| When they sent this first message in 1971, could they have imagined the trillions of e-mail messages that would follow in years to come? (Image courtesy of Dan Murphy, www.opost.com/dlm) |
The First E-mail on the Internet
In 1971, the first e-mail message was typed into the Teletype terminal connected to the Digital Equipment PDP-10 toward the back of the room in the following picture. The message was transmitted via ARPAnet, the progenitor of the Internet, to the PDP-10 in front. Dan Murphy, a Digital engineer, took this photo in the Bolt, Beranek and Newman datacenter. See ARPAnet.
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| When they sent this first message in 1971, could they have imagined the trillions of e-mail messages that would follow in years to come? (Image courtesy of Dan Murphy, www.opost.com/dlm) |
e-mail
e-mail Electronic mail, email Computers Scripted communication and attachments sent over a local or wide-area network or Internet to a distant recipient. See Listserv®, Mail-list. Cf Snail mail, Voice mail. E-Mail
Related to E-Mail: Yahoo MailE-Mail Electronic mail, or e-mail, developed as part of the revolution in high-tech communications during the mid 1980s. Although statistics about the number of e-mail users is often difficult to compute, the total number of person-to-person e-mails delivered each day has been estimated at more than ten billion in North America and 16 billion worldwide. Faster and cheaper than traditional mail, this correspondence is commonly sent over office networks, through many national services, and across the Internet. E-mail is less secure than traditional mail, even though federal law protects e-mail from unauthorized tampering and interception. Under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA), Pub. L. No. 99-508, 100 Stat. 1848, third parties are forbidden to read private e-mail. However, a loophole in the ECPA that allows employers to read their workers' e-mail has proven especially controversial. It has provoked several lawsuits and has produced legislative and extralegal proposals to increase e-mail privacy. Congress intended to increase privacy by passing the ECPA. Lawmakers took note of increasingly popular communications devices that were readily susceptible to eavesdropping—cellular telephones, pagers, satellite dishes, and e-mail. The law updated existing federal criminal codes in order to qualify these emerging technologies for constitutional protection under the Fourth Amendment. In the case of e-mail, Congress gave it most of the protection already accorded by law to traditional mail. Just as postal employees may not divulge information about private mail to third parties, neither may e-mail services. The law provides criminal and civil penalties for violators: In cases of third-party interception, it establishes fines of up to $5,000 and prison sentences of up to six months. In cases of industrial espionage—where privacy is invaded for purposes of commercial advantage, malicious destruction, or private commercial gain—it establishes fines of up to $250,000 and prison sentences of up to one year. Commentators have noted that cases involving employers reading their employees' e-mails tend to favor the employers, especially where the employer owns the equipment that stores the e-mail. Many companies also provide written policies regarding the ownership of stored e-mail messages, indicating whether the employer considers stored e-mail to be the property of the employer. E-mail raises additional issues of privacy in the context of communications between an attorney and client. Because communications between attorney and client must remain confidential, questions have arisen about whether sending unencrypted e-mail messages by attorneys to clients could pose ethical problems. In 1999, the American Bar Association issued its opinion that the mere use of unencrypted messages does not pose ethical problems. E-mail raises some evidentiary problems as well. Commentators have noted that the origin of some e-mail messages might be difficult to authenticate, while messages might constitute Hearsay. Nevertheless, many courts have admitted e-mail messages into evidence. To protect against disclosure of private or sensitive information, some attorneys advise employers and employees to exercise caution with e-mail, as it can be subpoenaed. Some experts have advised users to delete their e-mail regularly, and even to avoid saving it in the first place. Still others advocate the use of encryption software, which scrambles messages and makes them unreadable without a digital password. Further readings "Harris, Micalyn S. 2002. "Is Email Privacy an Oxymoron? Meeting the Challenge of Formulating a Company Email Policy." Saint John's Journal of Legal Commentary 553. "Joseph, Gregory P. 2003. "Internet and Email Evidence." ALI-ABA Course of Study. Pearlstein, Mark W. and Jonathan D. Twombly. 2002. "Cell Phones, Email, and Confidential Communications: Protecting Your Client's Confidences." Boston Bar Journal 20. E-MAIL
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| E-MAIL➣Electronic Mail |
e-mail
Related to e-mail: Yahoo MailSynonyms for e-mailnoun (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 inSynonymsRelated Words- computer science
- computing
- electronic communication
- freemail
- junk e-mail
- spam
Antonymsverb communicate electronically on the computerSynonymsRelated Words- computer science
- computing
- telecommunicate
- spam
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