Email Terms and Concepts

A brief description of email content in one or a few words is called the _________.

• Subject line

• Greeting

• Signature

• Attachment

The person sending the email is known as the _________

• Sender

• Receiver

• Moderator

• Editor

The person receiving the email is called the _________.

• Recipient

• Sender

• Moderator

• Author

Person(s) copied on the email are referred to as _________.

• Carbon copy (cc)

• Blind copy (bcc)

• Primary recipient

• Forwarded recipient

Person(s) copied in the email without the other recipients’ knowledge are called _________.

• Blind carbon copy (bcc)

• Carbon copy (cc)

• Forwarded recipients

• Primary recipients

The greeting used at the beginning of an email or letter, such as 'Dear John' or 'Good morning John', is called the _________.

• Salutation

• Signature

• Subject line

• Compliment

The content of the email communication is called the _________.

• Body

• Subject

• Attachment

• Signature

The ending of an email including sender’s name, for example 'Best Regards, Jane', is called the _________.

• Closing

• Greeting

• Subject

• Attachment

File(s) included with the email for the recipient’s review are called _________.

• Attachment

• Signature

• Subject

• Greeting

Preset digital text including sender’s name and title is called the...

• Signature

• Recipient

• Salutation

• Closing