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email preferences

Email preferences are settings for choosing which types of email messages you want to receive and how often you want to receive them.

In plain English

These choices let a person control their email communication. They cover both the kinds of messages sent and how often those messages are sent.

In context

Here, “email preferences” labels the choices about which email messages are received and how often they are received.

Situation
Profile setup, contact details, verification fields, and preference settings
What it communicates
labels a settings section for email-specific communication choices.

Meaning limits

The term itself does not specify the available message categories or the range of frequency choices.

Examples

“His email preferences include weekly account updates and no promotional emails at all.”

Core meaning

“Before leaving town, Mara changed her email preferences to cut event reminders to one message a month.”

In context