Webmail

Webmail is an email service or application that lets users send and receive messages through a web browser, usually without installing a dedicated mail client.

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is the standard protocol for sending email between servers and from clients to servers. Webmail services use SMTP to send messages from their servers.
Gmail: Gmail is Google's email service, offered through web and mobile interfaces. It is a widely used example of a browser-based email service.
Desktop email client: A desktop email client is installed software that manages email on a personal computer. It offers a local application alternative to accessing mail in a browser.
Cloud computing: Cloud computing delivers computing resources and services over networks, typically from remotely operated infrastructure. Webmail relies on remotely hosted mailboxes and provider-operated computing infrastructure.
Internet Message Access Protocol: Internet Message Access Protocol lets email clients access and manage messages stored on a mail server. It is one way webmail systems synchronize message access with mail servers.
Outlook.com: Outlook.com is Microsoft's web-based email service for personal accounts. It provides a prominent alternative to Gmail for browser-based email.
Mobile email client: A mobile email client is an application for managing email on a phone or tablet. It provides app-based access where webmail instead uses a browser interface.
Data privacy: Data privacy concerns how personal information is collected, used, stored, and shared. Messages and account data reside with providers, making their handling practices consequential.
Post Office Protocol: Post Office Protocol is an email protocol that retrieves messages from a server, often by downloading them to a device. Unlike typical webmail access, POP often centers on downloading messages to a local client.
Yahoo Mail: Yahoo Mail is an email service operated by Yahoo, accessible through web and mobile applications. It shows how a webmail service can combine email with account and portal features.

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Web applicationBroader topic: Webmail is a familiar example of a full application delivered through a browser.