electronic mailn.

Brit.

/ˌɛlɛkˌtrɒnɪk ˈmeɪl/,

/ˌɛlɪkˌtrɒnɪk ˈmeɪl/,

/ˌɪlɛkˌtrɒnɪk ˈmeɪl/,

/ˌiːlɛkˌtrɒnɪk ˈmeɪl/, U.S.

/əˌlɛkˌtrɑnɪk ˈmeɪl/,

/iˌlɛkˌtrɑnɪk ˈmeɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electronic adj., mail n.²

Etymology: < electronic adj. + mail n.²

1. The sending of image information by electronic means; spec. the facsimile transmission of documents as a public service.

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society > computing and information technology > network > [noun] > electronic messaging

electronic mail1959

mail1970

mail1972

teletex1978

email1979

voicemail1980

society > communication > telecommunication > transmission of computerized information > [noun] > electronic mail

electronic mail1959

email1979

society > communication > telecommunication > transmission of computerized information > [adjective] > electronic mail

electronic mail1959

1959 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 2 Nov. a6/4 Postmaster General Summerfield plans split-second electronic mail.

1969 Law & Contemp. Probl. 34 447 Facsimile newspaper or electronic mail delivery.

1977 Science 18 Mar. 1161/1 Electronic mail can be originated by conventional means (typewriter, handwriting, printing).

1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 Dec. 4/5 The world's first completely electronic mail service is scheduled to start operating in Canada this February.

2. Computing. The transmission of data, esp. messages in textual form, from one user to another over a computer network; a message or messages sent in this way; = email n.²

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1975 Business Week 30 June 82/1 As word-processing terminals begin swapping electronic mail and reaching into central electronic files, the integrated office system will begin to look more and more like an electronic data processing system.

1977 Science 18 Mar. 1090/2 Many large businesses are looking toward electronic mail systems. One prototype of such a system is the Department of Defense's ARPA computer network, which is routinely used by researchers all across the country to exchange messages.

1981 N.Y. Times 8 Mar. iii. 8/4 His three sponsors want to build a communications network in space, a ‘super highway’.. to carry electronic mail, computer data, television images and telephone conversations.

1984 Daily Tel. 3 Dec. 3/3 A major security alert involving the hacking of electronic mail.

1999 Univ. Chicago Law Rev. 66 965 Digital signatures, which can be used in electronic mails and documents posted on web sites, are harder to forge.

2002 Book Jan.–Feb. 24/1 I hear via e-mail from readers, writers and critics throughout the world and I don't find their electronic mail intrusive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	electronic mail
释义	electronic mailn. Brit. /ˌɛlɛkˌtrɒnɪk ˈmeɪl/, /ˌɛlɪkˌtrɒnɪk ˈmeɪl/, /ˌɪlɛkˌtrɒnɪk ˈmeɪl/, /ˌiːlɛkˌtrɒnɪk ˈmeɪl/, U.S. /əˌlɛkˌtrɑnɪk ˈmeɪl/, /iˌlɛkˌtrɑnɪk ˈmeɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electronic adj., mail n.² Etymology: < electronic adj. + mail n.² 1. The sending of image information by electronic means; spec. the facsimile transmission of documents as a public service. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > network > [noun] > electronic messaging electronic mail1959 mail1970 mail1972 teletex1978 email1979 voicemail1980 society > communication > telecommunication > transmission of computerized information > [noun] > electronic mail electronic mail1959 email1979 society > communication > telecommunication > transmission of computerized information > [adjective] > electronic mail electronic mail1959 1959 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 2 Nov. a6/4 Postmaster General Summerfield plans split-second electronic mail. 1969 Law & Contemp. Probl. 34 447 Facsimile newspaper or electronic mail delivery. 1977 Science 18 Mar. 1161/1 Electronic mail can be originated by conventional means (typewriter, handwriting, printing). 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 Dec. 4/5 The world's first completely electronic mail service is scheduled to start operating in Canada this February. 2. Computing. The transmission of data, esp. messages in textual form, from one user to another over a computer network; a message or messages sent in this way; = email n.² ΚΠ 1975 Business Week 30 June 82/1 As word-processing terminals begin swapping electronic mail and reaching into central electronic files, the integrated office system will begin to look more and more like an electronic data processing system. 1977 Science 18 Mar. 1090/2 Many large businesses are looking toward electronic mail systems. One prototype of such a system is the Department of Defense's ARPA computer network, which is routinely used by researchers all across the country to exchange messages. 1981 N.Y. Times 8 Mar. iii. 8/4 His three sponsors want to build a communications network in space, a ‘super highway’.. to carry electronic mail, computer data, television images and telephone conversations. 1984 Daily Tel. 3 Dec. 3/3 A major security alert involving the hacking of electronic mail. 1999 Univ. Chicago Law Rev. 66 965 Digital signatures, which can be used in electronic mails and documents posted on web sites, are harder to forge. 2002 Book Jan.–Feb. 24/1 I hear via e-mail from readers, writers and critics throughout the world and I don't find their electronic mail intrusive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1959
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