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In computer science, SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is the standard communication protocol for electronic mail transmission over the Internet. Think of it as the language that email servers use to send and receive messages. When you send an email, your email client uses SMTP to communicate with your mail server, which then uses SMTP to forward the email to the recipient's mail server. While SMTP is responsible for sending emails, other protocols like POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) are typically used by email clients to retrieve emails from a mail server.