Webmail

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A service for sending, receiving, and/or storing email, usually on a remote web server, in such a way that it is accessible through a web browser. uncountable, usually

    "Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail are well-known webmail services."

  2. 2
    The email thus stored. uncountable, usually

    "I'm going to check my webmail."

Example

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"Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail are well-known webmail services."

Etymology

From web + mail.

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web browser

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