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store and forward

verb

  1. to store (information) in a computer for later forward transmission through a telecommunication network

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Email’s fourth advantage is that it’s a store and forward system.

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This "store and forward" mechanism ensures data is not lost and gradually works its way towards its destination.

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The agency will have two other orbiters watching the decent - the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the Europeans' Mars Express spacecraft - but these only have a "store and forward" capability, which means they will not be able to confirm a landing has taken place until their data has been passed to Earth.

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Warner Bros. was cited specifically for its excellence in creativity in the area of Pioneering Development of Locally Integrated and Branded Content Using IP Store and Forward Technology.

Provides message routing and store and forward capabilities.

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