Pronunciation: ' ē - ˌ m ā l
Function: noun
Etymology: e lectronic
Date: 1982
1 : a means or system for transmitting messages electronically (as between computers on a network) <communicating by e-mail >
2 a : messages sent and received electronically through an e-mail system <receives a lot of e-mail > b : an e-mail message <sent him an e-mail >
– e-mail verb
– e-mail · er \ - ˌ m ā -l ə r \ noun