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What is "mailing list"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
mailing list
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Consideration should be given to extending an invitation to those on the mailing list.
▪ Majordomo allows a group of people to join or quit a mailing list dedicated to a specific topic.
▪ New members join by requesting to participate or to be put on the mailing list.
▪ Scratch me off your mailing list.
▪ She refused to say how many solicitations were mailed to names on the mass mailing list.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
mailing list

mailing list \mailing list\ n. A list of names and addresses to which advertising, solicitations of money, or other materials material sent in large quantities is mailed; -- it is usually used by comercial or charitable organizations. Mailing lists are often sold by organizations to other organizations, and are frequently used for targeted mailing, i. e., mailing to groups of people who are more likely htan the general population to respond as desired to the message in the mail.

Wiktionary
mailing list

n. A collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients.

WordNet
mailing list

n. a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed

Wikipedia
Mailing list

A mailing list is a collection of names and addresses used by an individual or an organization to send material to multiple recipients. The term is often extended to include the people subscribed to such a list, so the group of subscribers is referred to as "the mailing list", or simply "the list".