Define imap email address

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a protocol used to retrieve and manage email messages on a remote email server. An IMAP email address is a unique identifier that allows you to access your email account on an IMAP email server.

An IMAP email address typically consists of three parts:

1. Username: This is the unique identifier assigned to your email account. It's usually a combination of letters and numbers.
2. @: This is the "at" symbol, which separates the username from the domain name.
3. Domain name: This is the name of the email server or the domain where your email account is hosted. It's usually a combination of letters and numbers.

Here's an example of an IMAP email address:

[email protected]

In this example:

• john.doe is the username
• @ is the "at" symbol
• example.com is the domain name

When you use an IMAP email address, you're accessing your email account on the remote email server using the IMAP protocol. This allows you to retrieve, read, and manage your email messages on the server, as well as synchronize your email client with the server.

IMAP email addresses are commonly used with email clients like Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Apple Mail, which support the IMAP protocol.