### science | electronics:

Electronic mail
* 'store and forward' system.
* acts as a personal connection to the world of the Internet.
* allows computer users to exchange messages via a communications network
  - two or more people on the Internet to send and receive information
  - written messages to be transmitted instantaneously
* appears in many shapes and forms.
* can be more efficient than telephone communications in many circumstances.
* consists of messages sent from one person to another via computer.
* convenient means of communication
  - way to stay in touch
* enables the exchange of messages and files via computer.
* facilitates communication between members of the computing environment.
* fast, convenient form of communication.
* freeing-up communications medium.
* has the potential for greatly influencing the ways in which people communicate.
* is 'flat' text
  - about communication with other people
* is an easy way to communicate with people world wide
  - electronic file which is transmitted to other computer users
  - example of technology
  - indispensable communications tool
  - arguably the largest and most important service provided by the Internet
  - based upon the concept of an address
  - by far the most used of all Internet applications
  - different from postal mail
  - electronic communication
  - for communicating business information in a professional manner
  - generally a message with one or more documents attached
  - like a telephone
  - made possible by computer networking
  - mail that is delivered via the internet or over a local network
  - message distribution on computer
* is now one of the leading methods of virus transmission
  - the most common method of communication through the Internet
  - often something that the department sysadmin needs to deal with
  - one form of transmitting information around the network
* is one of the fundamental features of the Internet
  - methods used to notify users of upcoming policy changes and events
* is one of the most popular applications on the Internet
  - uses of the Internet
  - powerful and widely available resources of the Internet
  - used and useful facilities on computer networks
  - way for teachers and parents to connect
  - perhaps the most common usage of network resources
  - primarily a communication system
  - send via the Internet
  - supposed to be the quicker, easier way to send and receive messages
* is the accepted standard for office communications
  - backbone of the Internet
  - cheapest way to stay in touch with anyone
  - faster method for personal communication all over the world
  - future meeting the present
  - literary equivalent of a grunt
  - major vehicle for routine communications among employees
* is the most commonly used feature of the internet
  - popular use of the Internet
  - widely used application on the Internet
  - preferred medium for registration and all communications
* is the primary basis for information interchange
  - means of campus-wide communications
  - quickest way to receive library notices
  - sender's intellectual property
  - sending and receiving of messages using a computer, modem, and phone lines
  - single most important tool for collaborative work
  - transmission of messages over communications networks
* is the use of a network to transmit text messages, memos, and reports
  - the computer network to send messages or files to other users
  - to be used for business purposes
  - ubiquitous nowadays, and people use e-mail from a variety of platforms
* is used extensively for private communication between students, faculty and staff
  - heavily on campus for communicating all kinds of information
  - in offices and between stores
* is used to request some items through interlibrary loan
  - send messages from one user to one or more specific users
  - vulnerable to interception and forgery
  - written and read by people
* means that is similar both to oral conversation and to the written world.
* method of sending private messages between individuals over the Internet.
* permits users to send messages around the world almost instantly.
* primitive form of workflow technology.
* process by which people send messages to one another over computer networks.
* provides a medium of communication that is efficient, quick, and cost-effective
  - for the timely distribution of information
* sent over the Internet is notoriously insecure and vulnerable to interception.
* service provided by the system.
* super way to stay in touch or communicate.
* technology that continues the evolution of electronic communication technology.
* tool that allows users to create and distribute electronic messages.
* travels easily and quickly from person to person.
* unique medium of communication.
* uses analogies taken from a postal service.
* way of sending messages and files through the computer
  - to send and receive messages on the Internet
* widely used way of communicating over the computer.
* works like a post office box.