snail mail

Definitions

General English

• noun mail sent using the postal system, rather than being sent electronically as email

Computing

• noun a term used to refer to the usually slow postal delivery as opposed to nearly instant electronic mail delivery

Electronics

• Mail handled by a postal service, as opposed to email. Aside from distinguishing between physical and electronic delivery, the term makes reference to the sluggishness of postal services. Also spelled snailmail.

Information & Library Science

• noun mail sent through the postal service, as distinct from faster electronic mail.

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Contexts for “snail mail”

4 definitions in context
• General English
• Computing
• Electronics
• Information & Library Science