Quick summary
- Term
- Email Alias
- Plain-English definition
- An email alias is an alternate email address that delivers messages to another mailbox or destination.
- Technical definition
- An email alias is an alternate email address that delivers messages to another mailbox or destination.
- Commonly confused with
- destination.
- Related terms
- Mailbox, Email Forwarding, Catch-All Email
Definition
An email alias is an alternate email address that delivers messages to another mailbox or destination.
Why it matters
Aliases help teams manage addresses such as `support@`, `billing@`, or `hello@` without separate mailboxes.