Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

MIME

NIST SP 1800-6

Definition(s):

A protocol that makes use of the headers in an IETF RFC 2822 message to describe the structure of rich message content.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-45 Version 2

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