Email relay

When one person sends an email to another person, but they don't know the answer so they forward on to someone else they think is the right person to deal with the problem, that person in turn also doesn't know and once again forwards the email on to another person. This chain keeps on going until someone with the knowledge and expertise gets the forwarded email and eventually answers the question or sorts out the problem. All other people in the email chain are simply part of the relay of getting the baton (the email) to the last person who can cross over the finish line

The CEO Pierre sent an email to Antoine asking him for some figures for his work. Antoine doesn't have this information but thinks Gisele in Performance team might know and forwards this email on to her. Gisele also doesn't know but forwards the email onto Elena in Reporting team. Elena also doesn't know but forwards it on to Gary in Data Admin. Gary does in fact have a list of the figures Steve is requesting and so answers Pierre with the information required and thus finishing the email relay

by gekko January 8, 2013

Relazzling

(v.) To relax in a dazzling way, chillin'

I was relazzling in my room the other night 'cause I had nothing better to do.

by w00t123 December 3, 2011

ip-relayed

A term hearing people, usually younger teenagers, use to describe the process of calling someone through Relay.

This word is used by people who have no business using relay to call out. Relay is a service for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Speech Disabled; not for kids to make prank, lewd, or harassing calls.

by Operator From Hell January 7, 2005

relay

Tradition definition: "a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns." The term 'relay' can be applied to shift work.

In some message-board communities on-line a relay can also be a reference to a game such as a use of the infamous 'Word Association'. It's also used to refer to a fictional story written by multiple writers who take it in turns to add their own chapter; typically concentrating on their own specific character.

1. A relay race.
2. Story relay.

by Khatan September 18, 2008

Relay

A multi-author story written on an online forum, through e-mail, or through the post. The story is written chapter by chapter (give or take) by the individual authors, each adding their own plot additions and twists.

The authors have control over ALL the characters as well as the power to direct the flow of the plot.

"Did you see what DW wrote for the relay?"
"Yeah. I can't believe he killed off the emporor."

by Gilenea September 18, 2006

Relaxyness

1. (adj.) The relaxed feeling a particular spot or location gives to an individual.

This place has a certain relaxyness to it that really soothes my soul.

by rabbit_souflae February 25, 2010

relaytionship

Refers to a type of romantic interaction whereby one of the lovebirds is merely trying to use said romance as a "bridge" or "stepping stone" to either gain access to someone else who's close to his romantic partner (i.e., he figures that he needs to "milk the cow to get to the calf"), or to favorably impress said partner on behalf of a buddy of his who is currently without a snuggle-bug, so that he can then "pass along" said lover to said buddy.

Spoiled-brat Nellie Olson smirkingly confided in Laura Ingalls that she actually didn't give a hoot about Cap Garland for himself; she was actually wanting to pursue Cap's best buddy Almanzo Wilder (whom Laura eventually ended up marrying herself, of course), and so she had befriended Cap merely to allow herself an excuse to get closer to Almanzo. Sounds like a classic relaytionship to me!

by QuacksO July 2, 2019