store and forward

British

verb

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

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

From The Guardian

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

Provides message routing and store and forward capabilities.

From Project Gutenberg

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