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spam definition

spam (spam)

noun

Comput. unsolicited e-mail, often advertisements, sent out over a computer network to many addresses, usually indiscriminately

Etymology: prob. ult. < Spam

transitive verb, intransitive verb spammed, spamming spam′·ming

to send such e-mail to (a user or users)
Spam definition

Spam (spam)

a kind of canned luncheon meat made from pieces of seasoned pork and ham pressed into a loaf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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