webmail

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noun

A service for sending, receiving, and/or storing email, usually on a remote web server, in such a way that it is accessible through a web browser.

“I'm going to check my webmail.”

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Meanings

nounwebmail (usually uncountable, plural webmails)

plural webmails

  1. uncountableusuallyA service for sending, receiving, and/or storing email, usually on a remote web server, in such a way that it is accessible through a web browser.

    Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail are well-known webmail services.

  2. uncountableusuallyThe email thus stored.

    I'm going to check my webmail.

Origin

From web + mail.

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APA

webmail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webmail

MLA

“webmail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webmail. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “webmail,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/webmail.

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