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Definition: An attachment is a file that is sent along with an email message. The file can be of any type (for example a spread sheet, a word processor document, an image, or an mp3).

Today's email clients make it easy to form attachments to messages.

Related Resources:

Attachments: an Introduction
What is an "attachment" to an email message?

Send an Attachment with Outlook Express 5 for Windows
How to do the attaching thing with OE 5.


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