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attachment

noun/əˈtætʃmənt/ (uh-TACH-muhnt)Level B1
attachment meaning picture: A person at a laptop about to open an email that has a paper-clip icon, a cup of tea beside the keyboard
Picture meaning of “attachment” — a file sent together with an email

a file sent together with an email

An attachment is a document or photo added to an email. The word also means a feeling of love or closeness to someone or something.

attachment meaning in Hindi

अटैचमेंट; ईमेल के साथ भेजी गई फ़ाइल

Attachment ईमेल के साथ जोड़ा गया दस्तावेज़ या फ़ोटो होता है। इसका अर्थ किसी व्यक्ति या चीज़ से लगाव भी होता है।

Examples

  1. I've sent the electricity bill as an attachment; please check it.मैंने बिजली का बिल अटैचमेंट (attachment) के रूप में भेजा है; कृपया देख लें।
  2. The cyber police warned people not to open attachments from unknown senders.साइबर पुलिस ने लोगों को चेतावनी दी कि अनजान लोगों के भेजे अटैचमेंट न खोलें।

Synonyms & antonyms

fileenclosure

Memory trick

An ATTACHMENT is the paper clip riding along with your email.

💡 Did you know?

The first email attachment was sent in 1992. Before that, people could only send simple text messages without any extra files or images.

Word origin

From French attachement. attach + -ment

Other meanings

noun A file sent along with an email.

attachment meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीअटैचमेंट; ईमेल के साथ भेजी गई फ़ाइल
Arabic · العربيةمرفق؛ ملف يُرسَل مع رسالة بريد إلكتروني
French · Françaispièce jointe ; fichier envoyé avec un e-mail
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesialampiran; file yang dikirim bersama email
Chinese · 中文附件;随电子邮件发送的文件

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