e-mail

n : (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic

communication in which a computer user can compose a

message at one terminal that is generated at the

recipient's terminal when he logs in [syn: {electronic

mail}, {email}]

v : communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me

the good news" [syn: {email}, {netmail}]

P-mail

Physical mail, as opposed to {e-mail}. Synonymous

with {snail-mail}.

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