Internet Message Access Protocol
nounverified· unreviewed·updated Aug 30, 2026
A protocol that defines how a client should fetch mail from and return mail to a mail server. IMAP is intended as a replacement for or extension to the Post Office Protocol (POP). It is defined in RFC 1203 (v3) and RFC 2060 (v4).
MWESANS Glossary of Security Terms
Classifications
Entity Type
Network0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
—80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- acronym
- IMAP
- plural
- Internet Message Access Protocols
- possessive
- Internet Message Access Protocol's
- pluralpossessive
- Internet Message Access Protocols'