What is it?
A technology for digital communication—messages sent electronically instead of on paper.
Tech Understandability: Beginner
Simple One‑Sentence Definition
Email is a way to send and receive messages over the Internet, similar to mail but in digital form.
Analogy or Comparison
Think of it as writing a letter, but instead of putting it in a mailbox, you press “Send” and it travels instantly to the recipient’s inbox.
Why it matters?
Email lets you communicate quickly with friends, family, and businesses anywhere in the world. You can attach photos or documents and send to many people at once. Services like Gmail and Yahoo Mail store your messages on their servers, so you can check them from any device. Many websites require an email address to create an account or recover a password.
Fun Fact
The @ symbol in every email address was chosen in the early 1970s to mean “at,” separating the user’s name from the computer that receives the mail.
Related Terms
Inbox: where incoming emails are stored.
Attachment: a file (picture, document, etc.) sent with an email.
Spam: unwanted email, often ads or scams.
Email Address: the unique name (like user@example.com) used to send and receive messages.
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