Short for electronic mail, e-mail or email is information stored on a computer that is exchanged between two users over telecommunications.

Electronic mail is a method of exchanging messages between people using electronic devices. An e-mail system allows computer users on a network to send text, graphics, sounds, and animated images to other users.

The "at sign" (@) in the middle of an email address, separating the name of the emailer from the domain name of the hosting terminal, is now one of the most popularly used and immediately recognizable symbols in the world.