Post office protocol
messaging, protocol
(POP) A protocol designed to allow single-user computers to retrieve electronic mail from a POP server via TCP/IP. The default port is 110.
The POP server might be a computer with a permanent Internet connection whereas its clients might only connect to it occasionally, e.g. by modem.
There are (in 1994) three versions: POP, POP2, and POP3. Later versions are NOT compatible with earlier ones.
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(2007-03-07)
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- Postop
[pohst-op] /ˈpoʊstˌɒp/ Informal. adjective 1. . adverb 2. postoperatively: We’ll have to see how he does postop.
- Post-op
[pohst-op] /ˈpoʊstˌɒp/ Informal. adjective 1. . adverb 2. postoperatively: We’ll have to see how he does postop. post-operative
- Postoperative
[pohst-op-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv] /poʊstˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv/ adjective 1. occurring after a surgical operation. /pəʊstˈɒpərətɪv; -ˈɒprətɪv/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or occurring in the period following a surgical operation postoperative post·op·er·a·tive (pōst-ŏp’ər-ə-tĭv, -ŏp’rə-, -ŏp’ə-rā’-) adj. Happening or done after a surgical operation.
- Post-operative
[pohst-op-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv] /poʊstˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv/ adjective 1. occurring after a surgical operation. /pəʊstˈɒpərətɪv; -ˈɒprətɪv/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or occurring in the period following a surgical operation adj. also postoperative, “occurring after a surgical operation,” 1869, from post- + operative. Short form post-op is attested from 1971. […]
- Postoperatively
[pohst-op-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv] /poʊstˈɒp ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv, -ˈɒp rə tɪv/ adjective 1. occurring after a surgical operation. /pəʊstˈɒpərətɪv; -ˈɒprətɪv/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or occurring in the period following a surgical operation postoperative post·op·er·a·tive (pōst-ŏp’ər-ə-tĭv, -ŏp’rə-, -ŏp’ə-rā’-) adj. Happening or done after a surgical operation.