Full form of EMAIL
- Full form of EMAIL is Electronic Mail.
Email stands for Electronic Mail. It can be defined as a method with the help of which messages (mail) can be exchange between people using internet through electronic gadgets. The people sending and receiving email must have internet connection and electronic devices.
What is the format of mail?
It has fixed format which has rules to show specific information, and it can be divided into 2 categories-
- Header: It contains the information that helps the message over the internet to reach the destination of the receiver.
- Body: It contains the actual message that you want to send to the user.
How the email operation works?
First the sender writes the mail and the email ID of the sender and receiver and then it submits it to MSA (mail service agent) through Smtp (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) protocol. Then the MSA find the destination address and on the basis of the address it requests to DNS (Domain name system) server to find out the mx record. And then according to MX (Mail Exchange) records, it sends it to the destination. And then it gets stored on the mail server and the receiver reads it through pop3 (Post Office Protocol) protocol on the system.
What are the Protocols Involved in Email?
The two main protocols are
- SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is used to submit the mail.
- POP3: Post Office Protocol. It is used to download the mail.
Email FULL FORM RELATED FAQs
What is the Full form of EMAIL?
Answer: Electronic mail
What are the popular email service provider?
Answer: Gmail, AOL, Outlook, Yahoo! Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird Etc.