> by the definition Hotmail should be the holotype instead of GMail, which would be the paratype I think in this particular case the term "holotype" is being o

> by the definition Hotmail should be the holotype instead of GMail, which would be the paratype I think in this particular case the term "holotype" is being overloaded; it means both "general category of applications" and "what this author takes to be the canonical application in that category". I don't think an exact parallel to the zoological usage is intended.