E-mail is a much faster way of transmitting written messages than traditional mail services.

电子邮件是一种比传统的邮递服务快得多的传送文字信件的方式。

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The first group was told that they could only communicate via 'email', which would be simulated by written messages passed around the group by a designated 'mail server'.

第一组被告知，他们只能通过“email”进行沟通。有一个特定的“邮件服务器”，大家通过它相互传递写下的消息。

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Now if you had told me 28 years ago that I would one day send written messages and make telephone calls around the world from a small box I could fit in my pocket, I would have been skeptical.

如果28年前你告诉我，有一天我能在世界各地用一个衣服口袋就能装下的小盒子发送书面信息和拨打电话，我会认为是天方夜谭。

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Muhammad and his accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, then 17, taunted police with written messages, phone threats and demands during the rampage.

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For example, it has been noted that industrialized nations rely heavily on electronic technology and emphasize written messages over oral or face-to-face communication.

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The Vault stores written messages such as Bloomberg messages, Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, Notes, instant messages, social media and mobile messaging for about 540 clients who have stuffed 66 billion records, several petabytes, into the Vault.

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