IMAP

[ ahy-em-ey-pee, ahy-map ]

abbreviation for

, Computers.

1. Internet Message Access Protocol: a set of standards used to retrieve email from a server so that the recipient can access it: allows synchronization of a mailbox across multiple devices, but not offline access to the emails. Compare SMTP ( def ), Post Office Protocol ( def ).

IMAP

/ ˈaɪˌmæp /

abbreviation for

1. 1. Internet Message Access Protocol: a way of accessing e-mail messages which are held on an internet server, rather than on an individual's computer
   2. ( as modifier )

      an IMAP account/server

Word History and Origins

Origin of IMAP¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

Fox is the lead author of the International Milk Allergy in Primary Care, or iMAP, guidelines, one of many similar documents intended to help physicians diagnose CMPA.

From Salon

He also said that the symptoms listed in the iMAP guidelines were taken from the U.K.'s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the U.S.'s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

From Salon

Following backlash over close ties between the formula industry and healthcare professionals, including author conflicts of interest, iMAP updated their guidelines in 2019.

From Salon

But some guidelines, including iMAP — which was known as the Milk Allergy in Primary Care Guideline until 2017 — have been criticized for listing a broad range of symptoms, like colic, non-specific rashes, diarrhea, and constipation, which can be common in healthy infants during the first year of their life.

From Salon

In a paper published online in December 2021, Perkin and colleagues found that in a food allergy trial, nearly three-quarters of the infants' parents reported at least two symptoms that matched iMAP guideline's "mild-moderate" non-IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy symptoms, such as vomiting or reflux.

From Salon