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netmail

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A kind of electronic mail used on bulletin board systems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

communicate electronically on the computer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she e-mailed me the good news

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: e-mail, email

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: telecommunicate

Narrower terms: spam

History

Etymology

From net + mail.