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Attachment

Meaning in office & administration, with examples

/əˈtætʃmənt/nounCore term

In office & administration, attachment means: A file, such as a document, spreadsheet or photo, that is sent together with an email.

In Turkish: ek, e-posta eki, ekli dosya

How it is used

You add, open, download or forward an attachment. Common phrases: "Please see the attachment", "I've attached the report", "Please find attached the invoice." Large files are often shared as a link instead. Be careful with unexpected attachments; they can contain viruses.

Example sentences

  1. The attachment is too large to send, so I've shared a link instead.

  2. You forgot the attachment! Could you resend the email with the invoice?

Common collocations

  • open an attachment
  • send as an attachment
  • email attachment
  • see attachment
  • forget the attachment
  • forwardTo send an email or message you have received on to another person, or to send calls or post on to a different number or address.
  • ccShort for carbon copy: to send a copy of an email to someone for information, or the field where you put their address.
  • subject lineThe short line at the top of an email that tells the reader what the message is about; it appears in the inbox before the email is opened.
  • shared driveA storage space on a company network or in the cloud where colleagues save, open and edit the same files.
  • enclosureA document or item placed in the same envelope as a letter; the abbreviation Enc. or Encl. at the bottom of a letter shows there is one.

This word in other fields

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