keypal

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noun

The email equivalent of a penpal; someone with whom to exchange email for the simple joy of communicating.

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Meanings

nounkeypal (plural keypals)

plural keypals

  1. datedThe email equivalent of a penpal; someone with whom to exchange email for the simple joy of communicating.

    The most common type of person-to-person contact is through keypal exchanges. (The modern version of penpals.) Many organizations exist to help teachers to find suitable keypal connections for their students.

    1999, James E. Schwartz, Robert J. Beichner, Essentials of Educational Technology, Allyn and Bacon, →ISBN, page 53

Origin

From key + pal, in reference to the computer keyboard.

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APA

keypal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keypal

MLA

“keypal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keypal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keypal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keypal.

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