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Computer Science
12th Grade
03/06/2006

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Address Book
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The collection of E-mail addresses maintained by an e-mail program
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attachment
Definition
A file encoded so that it can be carried over the internet safely with an e-mail message
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Blind Courtesy Copy (Bcc)
Definition
An e-mail message sent to a recepient without that recipient's address appearing in the message
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Courtesy Copy
Definition
An e-mail message sent to other people in addition to the primary recipient(s)
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Detaching
Definition
the process of saving an e-mail attachment to a file location.
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electronic mail
Definition
E-mail
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e-mail
Definition
The transmission of messages over communications networks, such as the internet.
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e-mail address
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A unique identifier consisting of a username and a host name that represents an individual's or group's e-mail account on a specific Web server
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e-mail program
Definition
Software that requests mail delivery from the mail server to your PC
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emoticon
Definition
a text-based symbol used in e-mail to convey humor or emotion
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filter
Definition
a feature in an e-mail program that examines the content of an e-mail message and then moves that e-mail message into a designated folder based on criteria defined by the user.
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forward
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The process of sending a copy of a previously sent or recieved e-mail message to another recipient.
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From line
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That part of an e-mail message header containing the e-mail address of a message's sender
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host computer
Definition
A computer connected to the internet on which users have accounts that are identified by user names
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host name
Definition
specifies the computer to which the mail is to be delivered on the internet
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IMAP
Definition
Internet Message Access Protocol
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Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
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A protocol for retrieving e-mail messages from a mail server
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Junk mail
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Unsolicited e-mail mesages usually advritising or selling an item or service
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kilobyte (KB)
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A unit ofmeasure for file sizes (1,024 bytes [8,192 bits])
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mail client software
Definition
An e-mail program that requests mail delivery from a mail server to your PC.
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mail server
Definition
A hardware and software system that determines from the recipients e-mail address one of several electronic routes on which to send the message.
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mailing list
Definition
An e-mail address that represents a group of individual e-mail addresses
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message body
Definition
The content of an e-mail message
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Message Header
Definition
The part of an e-mail message containing information about the message's sender, recipient(s), and subject.
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MIME
Definition
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
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Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
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A protocol specifying how to encode nontext data, such as graphics and sound, so you can send it over the Internet
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Netiquette
Definition
The set of commonly accepted rules that reprsent proper behavior on the internet
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