e-message

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English

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Etymology

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From e- +‎ message.

Noun

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e-message (plural e-messages)

  1. A message sent by computer.
    • 2001, David Crystal, Language and the Internet, page 94:
      In this chapter, I have used data taken from my own e-messages, supplemented by examples taken from messages sent to a younger generation, kindly supplied by my 23-year-old son and 26-year-old daughter. The desirability of a corpus of e-mail data is stressed by Johansson, and also Yates.
    • 2012, Judy Monroe Peterson, How to Beat Cyberbullying, page 7:
      Online activities include getting and sending e-messages and photos, using Facebook, sharing artwork or music, building Web sites, or Internet gaming.
    • 2014, Robin Anderson, Practical business skills, page 82:
      Through your computer you can send messages or files. Obviously, it also works the other way round when you are the receiver of an e-message.

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