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Post Office Protocol
[ pohst aw-fis proh-tuh-kawl, proh-tuh-kol, of-is ]
noun
, Computers.
- a set of standards for retrieving email from a server so that the recipient can access it: allows offline access to the emails, but not synchronization of a mailbox across multiple devices. : POP. Compare IMAP ( def ), SMTP ( def ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Post Office Protocol1
First recorded in 1985–90
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