Synonyms and antonyms of Communicating by email or text message in British Thesaurus

address (noun)

computing a series of letters, numbers, and symbols that you need to send someone an email message

ASCII art (noun)

pictures using only ASCII characters, often used in emails

attach (verb)

to send a computer file with an email

attachment (noun)

a computer file that you send with an email

blind copy (noun)

a copy of an email that the person it is addressed to does not know has been sent

bounce (verb)

if an email message bounces, it is sent back to you without reaching the person you sent it to

copy in ()

to send someone a copy of an email or letter that you are sending to another person

cross-post (verb)

to send a single electronic message or article to several different newsgroups at the same time

digital signature (noun)

a secret way of adding your name to an electronic message to prove that you are who you say you are. Digital signatures are used when you buy goods or make agreements on the Internet.

dot (noun)

computing the way that you say the symbol . in an Internet or email address

electronic mail (noun)

email

electronic signature (noun)

an e-signature

email (noun)

a system for sending messages from one computer to another

email (noun)

the messages that you receive by email

email (noun)

a written message sent by email

email (verb)

to send a message to someone by email

email address (noun)

an individual name that you use to receive email on the Internet

emoji (noun)

the Japanese term for emoticons used in electronic messages and on websites. They are built into handsets rather than being created by the user and include a wide range of different images.

emoticon (noun)

a symbol that you type in an email or text message to show how you feel. For example the emoticon :-) means happy or friendly.

e-signature (noun)

electronic signature: a way of adding your name to an electronic document such as an email, used when you are buying goods or making agreements on the Internet

facepalm (noun)

humorous used in emails, social networking sites, etc. to show that you are embarrassed, annoyed, or shocked about something

flame (noun)

computing an angry email, or an email that insults someone

flame (verb)

computing to send an angry or insulting message over the Internet

forward (verb)

to send a letter, parcel, email etc that has been sent to your address to someone else at another address

IM (abbreviation)

instant messaging

inbox (noun)

the place on a computer program where emails arrive for you

inbox (verb)

to send a private message or email to someone on a social networking site

instant messaging (noun)

the activity of communicating with someone directly over the Internet and replying to their messages as soon as they arrive

keypal (noun)

informal someone who regularly emails someone else

listserv (computing)

computing a piece of software that automatically sends a copy of every email received to all members of a group

mail (noun)

email

mail (verb)

computing to send a message, document etc to someone by email

mailbox (noun)

a part of a computer’s memory where email is stored

mailer (noun)

computing a computer program for sending email

mail server (noun)

a central computer that controls the sending and receiving of email

message (noun)

a piece of information that you send by email

message (verb)

to send someone a message, especially in an electronic form

message board (noun)

a system in which a group of Internet users regularly write email messages about a particular subject for other members of the group to read

MP3 (noun)

a method of reducing the size of a computer file that contains sound, especially music, so that it can be sent quickly by email or over the Internet

msg (abbreviation)

message: used in text messages

nonrepudiation (noun)

the ability of the person who receives a message to know who sent it, especially by the digital signature on the message

omg (abbreviation)

informal An abbreviation for Oh my God: written to show surprise or excitement about something, especially in text messages or emails

outbox (noun)

the place on an email program where emails are stored before you send them

ping (verb)

informal to contact someone by phone or email

private key cryptography (noun)

a way of keeping Internet messages secret in which a single key (=letter or number) changes the message into code and back again

push mail (noun)

email sent to a particular group of people in order to advertise a product or service

rich email (noun)

an email with a voice message attached to it, or this type of email in general

send (verb)

to arrange for a message to be delivered to a person by email

sexting (noun)

the practice of sending sexual images or messages to someone’s mobile phone

signature file (noun)

a computer file that contains information about the person who sent an email

smiley (noun)

the symbol :-), used in emails for emphasizing that you are joking. A smiley is a type of emoticon.

SMS (noun)

short message service: a method of sending a text message to a mobile phone

SMS (noun)

a text message sent by SMS

SMTP (abbreviation)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: the main method of sending emails on the Internet, consisting of rules for how programs sending email should work with programs receiving email

spam (noun)

emails that are sent to large numbers of people on the Internet, especially when these are not wanted

spamming (noun)

the practice of sending emails to large numbers of people on the Internet, especially when these are not wanted

spim (noun)

emails that are sent to large numbers of people on the Internet and that arrive on their computer screens in the form of instant messages, especially when these are not wanted

subject line (noun)

the place in an email where you can type what the email is about

text (noun)

a text message

text (verb)

to send a written message to someone using a mobile phone

texting (noun)

the process of sending and receiving written messages using a mobile phone

text message (noun)

a written message that you send or receive using a mobile phone

text messaging (noun)

texting

thread (noun)

computing a series of email messages or messages on a bulletin board about a particular subject