(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
<noun.communication> you cannot send packages by electronic mail [ verb ]
E-mail \E-mail\, email \email\, e-mail \e-mail\([=e]"m[^a]l`), n. electronic mail; a digitally encoded message sent from one computer to another through an electronic communications medium, especially by means of a computer network.
Syn: electronic mail. [PJC]
E-mail \E-mail\, email \email\, e-mail \e-mail\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {E-mailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {E-mailing}.] to send (an e-mail message) to someone; as, I emailed the article to the editor; she emailed me her report.
Syn: mail electronically. [WordNet 1.5] ||
I have received your email and I shall send you a reply ASAP.
The take up of traditional email does not match the quoted numbers for the Internet, which has 30m users worldwide.