e-mail reader

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

Meanings

noune-mail reader (plural e-mail readers)

plural e-mail readers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of email reader.

    Its new OpenRide – a fusion of Web browser, e-mail reader, instant messenger and media player – doesn't have any parallels among current Internet programs.

    2006 October 15, Rob Pegoraro, “Something Old, Something New, Some Things Missing in AOL’s OpenRide”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2026
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    The one option most often mentioned was to set different incoming and outgoing e-mail servers via one's e-mail reader. […] Lots of users have older e-mail readers that may not support multiple accounts.

    1998 September 19, Stephen C. Miller, “Other Options for Remote E-Mail and Laptop Security”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Jun 2021

    Sony promises thousands of these free software widgets, including some that are utilitarian (an alarm clock, an e-mail reader), some devoted to entertainment (video streams and games) and some that are just silly (a looped video of a dog licking the screen from the inside).

    2010 January 8, Jon Healey, “CES: Sony’s Dash for apps gold”, 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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APA

e-mail reader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-mail%20reader

MLA

“e-mail reader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-mail%20reader. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-mail reader,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-mail%20reader.

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