e-mail client

A form of email client — A computer program used to manage email.

Meanings

noune-mail client (plural e-mail clients)

plural e-mail clients

  1. alternativeAlternative form of email client.

    E-mail client software, for example, is commonly programmed to be used by one user who sets the account name permanently.

    1997 May 26, Gary Chapman, “Addressing a New Issue: E-Mail for All”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2026
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    AOL has released a preview version of an e-mail client, AOL Communicator, "designed to appeal to its more tech-savvy members," says CNet.

    2003 March 8, Jack Schofield, “AOL gets e-mail!”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Sep 2014

    Every e-mail client- or browser-based e-mail system provides filters to put incoming e-mails into the right folder automatically.

    2008 October 23, James E. Gaskin, “Get more work done with less e-mail”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Oct 2008
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