store-and-forward messaging
nounA way of sending messages where each computer keeps the message until the next computer is ready to take it.
Email uses store-and-forward messaging, so your message waits on a server until the recipient's mail server can accept it.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A network design in which intermediate nodes buffer entire messages before passing them on.
The delay-tolerant network relies on store-and-forward messaging to reach remote sensors.
3. A messaging pattern in middleware where a broker persists messages until consumers retrieve them.
The order system uses store-and-forward messaging so no purchase request is lost during outages.
4. A fax or telephony technique where a document is stored digitally and then forwarded to its destination.
The fax gateway applies store-and-forward messaging to retry busy lines automatically.