email alert

[/ˈiːmeɪl əˈlɜːrt/]
nounpl: email alerts
alerta por email
1. An automated notification sent via email to inform a user about a specific event, update, or important information
I set up an email alert to notify me whenever my package is shipped.
Configurei um alerta por email para me notificar sempre que meu pacote for enviado.
2. A warning message delivered to an email account regarding security threats, system issues, or suspicious activity
You received an email alert about unauthorized login attempts on your account.
Você recebeu um alerta por email sobre tentativas de login não autorizadas em sua conta.
3. A subscription-based notification service that sends updates on topics of interest to a user's email inbox
She subscribed to price drop email alerts for that airline ticket.
Ela se inscreveu em alertas por email sobre quedas de preço para aquele voo.
Email alerts are ubiquitous in both Brazilian and American digital culture, used extensively for e-commerce, banking, social media, and security purposes. In Brazil, email alerts have become standard for tracking deliveries (particularly important given the size of the country) and financial transactions. The term is widely understood and used across all age groups and educational levels in tech-savvy contexts.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
email notificationemail warningautomated emailemail notification systeminbox alert
Antonyms / Antônimos
manual notificationin-person notification

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
alerta por email
Standard term used throughout Brazil in business and technology contexts
São Paulo
notificação por email
Alternative term commonly used in corporate environments
Rio de Janeiro
aviso por email
Less formal variation
Portugal
alerta por correio electrónico
Portuguese variant uses 'correio electrónico' instead of 'email'

Related Words

notificationalert systempush notificationinboxsubscriptiontriggerautomated messagewarning

Related Idioms & Phrases

set up an email alert
receive an email alert
subscribe to email alerts
enable email alerts
disable email alerts
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