keypal
nounEtymology From key + pal, in reference to the computer keyboard.
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Dated The email equivalent of a penpal; someone with whom to exchange email for the simple joy of communicating.
- The most common type of person-to-person contact is through keypal exchanges. (The modern version of penpals.) Many organizations exist to help teachers to find suitable keypal connections for their students.1999, James E. Schwartz, Robert J. Beichner, Essentials of Educational Technology, Allyn and Bacon, →ISBN, page 53: