"mail relay" meaning in English

See mail relay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mail relays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mail relay (plural mail relays)
  1. (Internet) A device or program that routes an e-mail to the correct destination. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-mail_relay-en-noun-mlvS8d7C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(Internet) A device or program that routes an e-mail to the correct destination."
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