English noun: electronic mail | |||
| 1. | electronic mail (communication) (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 | ||
| Samples | You cannot send packages by electronic mail. | ||
| Synonyms | e-mail, email | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electronic communication | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | freemail, junk e-mail, spam | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
| Antonyms | snail mail | ||