mailing list

noun

1
: a list of names and addresses to which mail is sent
a charity's mailing list
2
: a list of names and email addresses to which emails are sent by people who are on the list
Internet mailing lists

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The other is governed by rough consensus on a mailing list, but that consensus has already produced draft BIPs now in testnet deployment. Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Your address on a VA mailing list can be pulled from localized government databases. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026 Sign up for the company's mailing list. Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2026 By 2002 the English-language Ruby mailing list Ruby-Talk received more traffic than the Japanese mailing list. Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mailing list

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“Mailing list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mailing%20list. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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