Email address

An email address is a unique identifier for sending and receiving digital messages. However, email addresses are frequently used as general purpose online identities, even for activities that have nothing to do with email. The name before the “@” sign is typically a reference to an individual, organisation or service. The text after the “@” sign is generally a domain name where the email account is located on the Internet. For example, "name@domain.org" corresponds to an email user called “name” on a system located at "domain.org".