e-message

English

Etymology

From e- +‎ message.

Noun

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.

Translations

message sent by computer

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  Mandarin: 電子訊息 / 电子讯息 (diànzǐ xùnxī)

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• Finnish: sähköinen viesti, sähköinen sanoma
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• German: elektronische Mitteilung f, elektronische Nachricht f
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• Macedonian: е-порака f (e-poraka)
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