Which term describes a protocol used to retrieve email, deleting the email and its attachments from the server after the email is retrieved?

POP3 is the email retrieval protocol traditionally used to download messages to a device and remove them from the mail server. IMAP usually keeps messages on the server and synchronizes them across devices. Therefore, the correct choice is Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP 3).

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