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Definitions of e-mail alias:

An e-mail address that gets its message forwarded to a different address on the same domain. For example, support@tophostrankings.com could be an e-mail alias that has its messages sent to admin@tophostrankings.com.
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An E-mail alias account is sometimes called a forwarding account. This type of E-mail allows you to appear to have an address on one domain, yet behind the scenes the mail is forwarded on to your real E-mail account.
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An email forwarding account that allows your to direct email to an alias to another email account while also allowing you to send email under the alias name.
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