e-mail n : (computer science) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in [syn: {electronic mail}, {email}] [ant: {snail mail}, {snail mail}, {snail mail}] e-mail v : communicate electronically on the computer; "she e-mailed me the good news" [syn: {email}, {netmail}]