v-mailn.¹

Brit.

/ˈviːmeɪl/, U.S.

/ˈviˌmeɪl/

Forms: also with upper-case initial or initials, and as one word.

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

Etymology: < the initial letter of voice (in voicemail n. at voice n. Compounds 2) + mail n.², after email n.² Compare earlier V-Mail n. at V n. Initialisms 2.

Computing and Telecommunications.

A voice mail system for messages left through the conventional telephone network or (now also) as audio files over the internet. Also: voice-mail messages.Vmail is a proprietary name in the United States for software and hardware for voice mail.

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1986 Computerworld 18 Aug. 75 Brooktrout Technology, Inc. of Wellesley Hills, Mass., has unveiled its V-Mail 220 voice messaging system, which is priced at $9,900 per unit and is said to be capable of handling up to 100 users.

1992 Which Computer? (Nexis) Sept. 23 Arising out of work done at London's Imperial College, Vmail adds all the capabilities of a voice mail system without the need to make any hardware changes to the individual workstation.

1997 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 83 (advt.) Before cell phones and e-mail and v-mail and fax machines, the one machine that mattered most to a salesman was a car.

1999 D. Mitchell Ghostwritten 400 We've struck platinum. The phone's been ringing all morning. I've got a pile of v-mail as long as my arm.

2002 Yahoo! Internet Life May 30/4 Set up a v-mail box, and friends can leave messages for free, retrieve their messages on the phone..or on the Lonely Planet home page (free) as audio files.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

V-mailn.²

Brit.

/ˈviːmeɪl/, U.S.

/ˈviˌmeɪl/

Forms: also with lower-case initial, with both initials capitalized, and as one word.

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

Etymology: < the initial letter of video (in video mail n. at video adj. and n. Compounds 2) + mail n.², after email n.² Compare earlier v-mail n.¹, V-Mail n. at V n. Initialisms 2.

Computing.

Video mail; a message by video mail.

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1992 Fortune 28 Dec. 92/3 Better start sprucing up: V-mail—messages sent and stored in video form—could become as common as E-mail.

1996 E. L. Harry Society of Mind x. 255 She noticed a light blinking on a panel beneath the television screen. Underneath it was the word ‘V-mail’—video mail received by her room's television over Gray's satellite messaging system.

1999 Personal Computer World Mar. 59/2 A V-Mail takes megabytes to convey a message that could travel as a kilobyte of text.

2003 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 1 Feb. c6 V-mail technology has been around for years, but bandwidth constraints and the expense of upgrading one's computer to view the videos have sidelined it as a niche feature.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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V-Mail n. U.S. victory mail (see quot. 1966).

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society > communication > correspondence > letter > mail > [noun] > type of

first class1863

second class1863

local1879

third class1891

registered1914

junk mail1921

direct mail1930

mailing shot1936

V-Mail1942

sea-mail1951

hate mail1954

certified mail1955

Mailgram1969

1942 N.Y. Times 13 June 17/6 The new V-Mail for United States overseas forces, patterned after the British microfilm postal system, was started when letters were delivered to President Roosevelt today.

1943 R. Vance They made me Leatherneck 44 ‘George never lets up on V mail to that female,’ Weber observed.

1966 Sunday Times 4 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 73/4 [GI jargon.] V-Mail, letters to or from home, reproduced photographically to conserve shipping space.

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释义	v-mailn.¹ Brit. /ˈviːmeɪl/, U.S. /ˈviˌmeɪl/ Forms: also with upper-case initial or initials, and as one word. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English voice , mail n.² Etymology: < the initial letter of voice (in voicemail n. at voice n. Compounds 2) + mail n.², after email n.² Compare earlier V-Mail n. at V n. Initialisms 2. Computing and Telecommunications. A voice mail system for messages left through the conventional telephone network or (now also) as audio files over the internet. Also: voice-mail messages.Vmail is a proprietary name in the United States for software and hardware for voice mail. ΚΠ 1986 Computerworld 18 Aug. 75 Brooktrout Technology, Inc. of Wellesley Hills, Mass., has unveiled its V-Mail 220 voice messaging system, which is priced at $9,900 per unit and is said to be capable of handling up to 100 users. 1992 Which Computer? (Nexis) Sept. 23 Arising out of work done at London's Imperial College, Vmail adds all the capabilities of a voice mail system without the need to make any hardware changes to the individual workstation. 1997 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Aug. 83 (advt.) Before cell phones and e-mail and v-mail and fax machines, the one machine that mattered most to a salesman was a car. 1999 D. Mitchell Ghostwritten 400 We've struck platinum. The phone's been ringing all morning. I've got a pile of v-mail as long as my arm. 2002 Yahoo! Internet Life May 30/4 Set up a v-mail box, and friends can leave messages for free, retrieve their messages on the phone..or on the Lonely Planet home page (free) as audio files. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). V-mailn.² Brit. /ˈviːmeɪl/, U.S. /ˈviˌmeɪl/ Forms: also with lower-case initial, with both initials capitalized, and as one word. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: English video , mail n.² Etymology: < the initial letter of video (in video mail n. at video adj. and n. Compounds 2) + mail n.², after email n.² Compare earlier v-mail n.¹, V-Mail n. at V n. Initialisms 2. Computing. Video mail; a message by video mail. ΚΠ 1992 Fortune 28 Dec. 92/3 Better start sprucing up: V-mail—messages sent and stored in video form—could become as common as E-mail. 1996 E. L. Harry Society of Mind x. 255 She noticed a light blinking on a panel beneath the television screen. Underneath it was the word ‘V-mail’—video mail received by her room's television over Gray's satellite messaging system. 1999 Personal Computer World Mar. 59/2 A V-Mail takes megabytes to convey a message that could travel as a kilobyte of text. 2003 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 1 Feb. c6 V-mail technology has been around for years, but bandwidth constraints and the expense of upgrading one's computer to view the videos have sidelined it as a niche feature. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas V-Mail V-Mail n. U.S. victory mail (see quot. 1966). ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > mail > [noun] > type of first class1863 second class1863 local1879 third class1891 registered1914 junk mail1921 direct mail1930 mailing shot1936 V-Mail1942 sea-mail1951 hate mail1954 certified mail1955 Mailgram1969 1942 N.Y. Times 13 June 17/6 The new V-Mail for United States overseas forces, patterned after the British microfilm postal system, was started when letters were delivered to President Roosevelt today. 1943 R. Vance They made me Leatherneck 44 ‘George never lets up on V mail to that female,’ Weber observed. 1966 Sunday Times 4 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 73/4 [GI jargon.] V-Mail, letters to or from home, reproduced photographically to conserve shipping space. extracted from Vn. < n.¹1986n.²1992 as lemmas
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