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eMule

eMule

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A computer program for sharing files with other users online
  • proper noun
  • Texting
: eMule
  • With eMule, you can download multiple files at once, making file sharing more efficient.

Examples

  • I've collected them from the web (eMule, Avax, Libreremo, Socialist Bros, Cross-X, Gigapedia).

    Blog text (17)

  • We should fight in Kazaa, we should fight in BitTorrent, we should fight in eDonkey, and in eMule.

    Blog text (6)

  • (A) also engaged a wife at Emule while still living with her husband, but the money for her was earned in (A)'s husband's house, and the woman was taken by one of (A)'s husband's brothers.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Today, peer-to-peer (P2P) computer network file-sharing programs, such as Morpheus (http://morpheus.com/) and eMule (www.emule-project.net/), are used to upload and download music files.

    Academic text (2006)

  • To share music files with others, many people use eMule for its fast download speeds.

  • Users can easily download movies and software using eMule on their computers.

Surface Forms

eMule main
Emule main

Morphology

eMule = mule (semi-transparent) = e + mule

Formally built from the productive electronic prefix 'e-' + 'mule', but as a brand name for a specific file-sharing program the exact function is a metaphorical extension rather than a literal compound meaning.

Etymology

EMule combines the prefix e- and the animal mule, with e- meaning 'electronic' like in e-mail and a mule being 'a beast that carries heavy loads', so the name imagines an electronic carrier that 'carries' and shares files across the internet.