SPAM

Spam

Electronic spamming is the use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages, especially advertising, indiscriminately. While the most widely recognized form of spam is e-mail spam, the term is applied to similar abuses in other media: instant messaging spam, Usenet newsgroup spam, Web search engine spam, spam in blogs, wiki spam, online classified ads spam, mobile phone messaging spam, Internet forum spam, junk fax transmissions, social networking spam, social spam, television advertising and file sharing spam. It is named for Spam, a luncheon meat, by way of a Monty Python sketch in which Spam is included in almost every dish.

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spam

Noun

  1. A collection of unsolicited bulk electronic messages.
  2. Any undesired electronic content automatically generated for commercial purposes.
  3. An unsolicited electronic message sent in bulk, usually by email or newsgroups.
  4. (tinned meat product)

Verb

  1. To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages.)
  2. To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages) to a person or entity.
  3. To relentlessly attack an enemy with (a spell or ability).
    Stop spamming that special attack!
  4. To post the same text repeatedly with disruptive effect; to flood.


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