"electronic mail" meaning in All languages combined

See electronic mail on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: electronic mails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} electronic mail (countable and uncountable, plural electronic mails)
  1. (uncountable, networking) Email (the system). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Networking, E-mail Derived forms: e-mail, email
    Sense id: en-electronic_mail-en-noun-zxA7WpnV Disambiguation of E-mail: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 93 7 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (countable, dated) An email. Tags: countable, dated
    Sense id: en-electronic_mail-en-noun-ID6FrctW

Inflected forms

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