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abbreviation Computers.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: a protocol for transferring email messages over the internet.
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Origin of SMTP

First recorded in 2000–05

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British Dictionary definitions for SMTP

SMTP

abbreviation for
simple mail transfer protocol: a protocol that enables e-mails to be sent between different servers
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Scientific definitions for SMTP

SMTP
[ ĕs′ĕm-tē-pē ]

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