Informal mail or mail delivery by means of a traditional postal service rather than by fax, e-mail, etc.: a humorous or dismissive use
Origin of snail mail
in allusion to the slowness of the snailsnail mail
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snail mail
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InformalMail delivered by a postal system, as distinct from electronic mail.
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snail mail - Computer Definition
Regular posted mail (for which postage stamps are used).
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Mail sent via a country's government-regulated postal system.
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