resend

verb re·send \ (ˈ)rē-ˈsend \

|Updated on: 29 Jun 2018

Definition of resend

resent play \(ˈ)rē-ˈsent\; resending

transitive verb

: to send again or back

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Recent Examples of resend from the Web

Heck, even the creator of PGP (OK, GPG, for you pedants), Phil Zimmerman himself, asked us back in 2014 to resend something to him in plaintext.

— cyrus farivar, Ars Technica, "Here’s how to send Ars confidential information, securely," 2 June 2018
Thus, the FBI’s intervention software has to resend the stop command each time the malware sends a beacon, until the victim removes Coreflood from his system.

— kim zetter, WIRED, "FBI vs. Coreflood Botnet: Round 1 Goes to the Feds," 26 Apr. 2011

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