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    |Term|Definition|
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    |**Mail server**|Is a computer system that sends and receives email [_source_](https://techterms.com/definition/mail_server)|
     |**MX**| Used to tell the world which mail servers accept incoming mail for your domain [_source_](https://help.dreamhost.com/hc/en-us/articles/215032408-What-is-an-MX-record-)|
    |**CNAME**|Used to alias one name to another,CNAME stands for Canonical Name. [_source_](https://support.dnsimple.com/articles/cname-record/) |
    |**DKIM**|Is an email authentication technique that allows the receiver to check that an email was indeed sent and authorized by the owner of that domain [_source_](https://www.dmarcanalyzer.com/dkim/) |
    |**SPF**|Is an email-authentication technique which is used to prevent spammers from sending messages on behalf of your domain [_source_](https://www.dmarcanalyzer.com/spf/)|
    |**DMARC**|is an email validation system designed to protect your company's email domain from being used for email spoofing [_source_](https://www.dmarcanalyzer.com/dmarc/) |