spam

spam
I. spam spam 2 noun [uncountable] COMPUTING
e-mail messages that a computer user has not asked for and does not want to read, for example messages from advertisers:

• You can protect your computer from unwanted email spam.

— see also anti-spam
  [m0] II. spam spam 1 [spæm] verb spammed PTandPPX spamming PRESPARTX [intransitive, transitive] COMPUTING
to send advertising material or other information by email to people you do not know who have not asked for it:

• You may get spammed if you give out your e-mail address online.

— spamming noun [uncountable] :

• The software is designed to prevent spamming.

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Ⅰ.
spam UK US /spæm/ noun [U] IT
emails that are sent to people who do not want them, especially advertisements: »

Not only is the stream of spam rising, but an increasing share of the messages contain viruses.

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send/receive spam

Compare JUNK MAIL(Cf. ↑junk mail)
See also ANTI-SPAM(Cf. ↑anti-spam)
Ⅱ.
spam UK US /spæm/ verb [T] (-mm-) IT
to send someone an advertisement that they do not want by email: »

He spammed the message to 30,000 addresses in a week.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Spam — /spam/, n., v., spammed, spamming. 1. Trademark. a canned food product consisting esp. of pork formed into a solid block. n. 2. (l.c.) a disruptive message posted on a computer network. v.t. 3. (l.c.) to send spam to. v.i. 4. (l.c.) to send spam …   Universalium

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  • spam — n. Unsolicited emails sent to large numbers of email addresses in the hope of enticing some readers to respond. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. spam …   Law dictionary

  • Spam — son mensajes electrónicos (habitualmente de tipo publicitario) no solicitados enviados en cantidades masivas. Aunque se puede hacer por distintas vías, la más utilizada entre el público en general es la basada en el correo electrónico. Otras… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Spam — [spæm] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. spam, urspr. Spam®, Kurzw. für »spiced ham«. Der Name des Büchsenfleischs wurde von US Soldaten des 2. Weltkrieges später abwertend gebraucht für etwas, was man nicht leiden kann. >: a) zu… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Spam — Spam; spam; spam·mer; …   English syllables

  • spam — [spam] n. [prob. ult. < SPAM] Comput. unsolicited e mail, often advertisements, sent out over a computer network to many addresses, usually indiscriminately vt., vi. spammed, spamming to send such e mail to (a user or users) …   English World dictionary

  • Spam® — /spam/ noun A type of luncheon meat made from pork, spices, etc ORIGIN: Spiced ham • • • spammˈy adjective 1. Tasting of, containing or like spam or luncheon meat 2. Loosely, bland, unexciting, corny (informal) …   Useful english dictionary

  • spam — (n.) proprietary name registered by Geo. A. Hormel & Co. in U.S., 1937; probably a conflation of spiced ham. Soon extended to other kinds of canned meat. In the sense of Internet junk mail it was coined by Usenet users after March 31, 1993, when… …   Etymology dictionary

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