In plain English
It asks for the email address to be typed again. This second entry is compared with the first so they can be checked for a match.
In context
Here, “confirm email” names the field where the same email address is entered again so it can be checked against the first entry.
- Situation
- Profile setup, contact details, verification fields, and preference settings
- What it communicates
- labels the repeat-entry field for checking the entered email address.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not establish that the email address is correct; it only concerns whether the two entries match.
Examples
“He copied the typo into Confirm Email, so both entries matched even though the address was wrong.”
“After typing her address once, she entered it again in Confirm Email.”