Definition

Verb: * To send an electronic message from one computer to another, typically over a network or the internet. This is a technical or dated term synonymous with "to email."

Usage

• The verb "netmail" is used to describe the action of sending a digital message. It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the message or the recipient).
• It is considered a technical term and is less common in everyday modern English than "email." You are more likely to encounter it in older technical documentation or specific computing contexts.

Examples

• Basic Usage:
  • Please netmail the report to the team by Friday.
  • I netmailed her the details yesterday, but she hasn't replied.
  • The system is configured to netmail alerts to the administrator.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in technical specifications or legacy system descriptions.
  • The application's notification module can netmail logs to a specified address.

Variants and Related Words

• Email / E-mail (v/n): The vastly more common modern term for the same action (verb) and the message itself (noun).
• Electronic mail (n): The full, formal term.
• Message (v): A more general verb for sending a digital communication (e.g., via an app).

Synonyms

• Email
• Send (an email/message)

Notes on Meaning

• Primary Meaning: The act of transmitting an electronic message via a computer network. The reference context example, "she e-mailed me the good news," is a perfect illustration of the action described by "netmail."
• Context: Using "netmail" instead of "email" strongly implies a technical, legacy, or formal computing context. In standard contemporary communication, "email" is always preferred.

Verb

1. communicate electronically on the computer
   • she e-mailed me the good news