SPAM

spam, junk e-mail

(noun) unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)

Spam

(noun) a canned meat made largely from pork

spam

(verb) send unwanted or junk e-mail

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spam (countable and uncountable, plural spams)

(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.

Antonym: ham

(uncountable, computing, Internet) Any undesired electronic content automatically generated for commercial purposes.

A type of tinned meat made mainly from ham.

Hyponyms

• blog spam

• e-mail spam/email spam

• log spam

• messaging spam

• mobile phone spam

• newsgroup spam

• referer spam

• social networking spam

• social spam

Meronyms

• e-mail, email

Verb

spam (third-person singular simple present spams, present participle spamming, simple past and past participle spammed)

(intransitive, computing, Internet) To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages.)

(transitive, computing, Internet) To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages) to a person or entity.

(transitive, by extension, video games) To use (a spell or ability) rapidly and repeatedly.

(transitive, intransitive, computing, Internet) To post the same text repeatedly with disruptive effect; to flood.

Anagrams

• AMPS, APMs, MAPs, MPAs, amps, maps, pams, sAMP, samp

Proper noun

SPAM

Alternative form of spam (tinned meat product)

Anagrams

• AMPS, APMs, MAPs, MPAs, amps, maps, pams, sAMP, samp

Proper noun

Spam

Alternative form of spam (tinned meat product)

Anagrams

• AMPS, APMs, MAPs, MPAs, amps, maps, pams, sAMP, samp

Source: Wiktionary



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