01/2000 - What does the term MIME stand for?

1. Mail Internet Mail Exchange
2. Mail Interleave Method Exchange
3. Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
4. Multipurpose Interleave Mail Exchange

Correct! Mime stands for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions which is a standard format for attaching non-text files, such as graphics and other files to a text base electronic mail message.

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MIME

Short for Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, MIME is a standard format, defined in 1992, that allows the attachment and sending of non-text files, such as compressed files, sound files, graphic files, document files, video files, and various other files, within an e-mail.