snail mail

snail mail definition - business

snail mail

Mail sent via the U.S. Postal Service, as opposed to email. Snail mail is slow (like a snail) and often takes days for delivery, compared to email messages, which are delivered almost instantaneously.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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