"Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)"

Definition: Multi-purpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME): An Internet standard that specifies how tools, such as electronic mail programs and Web browsers, can transfer multimedia files (including sounds, graphics, and video) via the Internet. Prior to the development of MIME, all data transferred via the Internet had to be coded in ASCII texts See uuencode/uudecode. Multiscan monitor See multiscanning monitor. From QUECID

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