SMTP

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

1. Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: a set of standards used for transferring email messages from the sender to the recipient over the internet.

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SMTP British  

abbreviation

1. simple mail transfer protocol: a protocol that enables e-mails to be sent between different servers

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SMTP Scientific  

/ ĕs′ĕm-tē-pē′ /

1. Short for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. A protocol used on TCP/IP networks governing the transfer of e-mail.

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Etymology

Origin of SMTP

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

They are protocols that let you build services in the same way as SMTP.

From The Verge • Apr. 12, 2022

Imagine a world where you could have a protocol that is similar to SMTP, but for Discord or Twitter.

From The Verge • Apr. 12, 2022

Something that we are investing in now — and a lot of entrepreneurs are working on — are protocols similar to SMTP.

From The Verge • Apr. 12, 2022

You did not directly go and interact with SMTP.

From The Verge • Apr. 12, 2022

For example, take Simple Mail Transport Protocol, or SMTP, which is used for sending email.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory