{"id":10681,"date":"2011-07-23T16:14:37","date_gmt":"2011-07-23T16:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/electronic-mail\/"},"modified":"2018-03-07T15:04:01","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T15:04:01","slug":"electronic-mail","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/24803\/electronic-mail-e-mail","title":{"rendered":"Electronic Mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_electronic_mail_mean\">What Does Electronic Mail Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Electronic mail (email) is a digital mechanism for exchanging messages through Internet or intranet communication platforms.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_electronic_mail\">Techopedia Explains Electronic Mail<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Email messages are relayed through email servers, which are provided by all Internet service providers (ISP).<\/p>\n<p>Emails are transmitted between two dedicated server folders: sender and recipient. 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