Definition of spam in English:

spam

nounspamspæm

mass noun

1Irrelevant or unsolicited messages sent over the Internet, typically to a large number of users, for the purposes of advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc.
Example sentencesExamples
- I've never sent spam, so why should my legitimate use of the Internet be curtailed?
- What happens if they log in and find out that some spammer has sent them tons of spam including big attachment files?
- Some systems allow the user to train the software to recognize spam or to exempt messages from spam blocking.
- Hackers tried to trick users into visiting a maliciously-constructed website using a blizzard of spam emails last week.
- All anti-spam methods have the potential to occasionally flag a valid message as spam.
- Despite miniscule response rates and the ire of email users everywhere, the number of people sending spam continues to grow.
- Within your company, you can control spam by implementing strict internet and e-mail policies.
- These messages are like spam e-mail messages, but impossible to trace.
- It appears the issue lies with spam filtering software used by a number of internet service providers and web servers.
- If you're a consumer and you get spam from a "legitimate" company, call them up and let them know how angry you are.
- Other threats include viruses, spam and inappropriate e-mail.
- If we pass laws making it illegal both to send spam and to hire spammers to do so on your behalf then we're part way to solving the problem.
- Webmasters regularly ignore messages they suspect to be spam.
- His current research interests are in the areas of search engines, open source software, spam and online communities.
- Around 80 per cent of all email is spam - and most of it is sent through infected home computers.
- Submitting to random search engines will usually only increase your email spam.
- Three spammers were indicted in Pheonix last week for sending obscene spam in violation of US anti-spam regulations.
- There are other irritating blights of the Internet age, like spam.
- Forty per cent of all e-mail sent on the internet during 2003 was spam.
- E-mail and newsgroup spam are annoying, but at least they file neatly into your e-mail or newsgroup reader.
1. 1.1 Unwanted or intrusive advertising on the Internet.
  as modifier an autogenerated spam website
  Example sentencesExamples
  Online marketing isn't about banner ads and spam, it's about creating dialogue and community with an audience, and always has been.
  Pop-up spam is ads that pop up on your screen if you're connected to the Internet regardless of whether you have your Web browser running.
  During my time as the webmaster, I deleted quite a number of posts, such as spam ads and repeated old posts, but I have never deleted anything that was opposite to my viewpoints.
  The thing about spam that's really surprising and makes me distraught is that previously reputable marketers (but lazy ones, apparently) are willing to risk their entire brand for a few bucks.
  I actually believe pop ups and spam are at the absolute lowest, most blatant edge of online marketing - and possibly even a smear used to mask something more subtle and sinister.
  This year, Sophos has intercepted hundreds of millions of fake pharmaceutical spam adverts and fake pharmaceutical websites, promoted by affiliate members.
  The screensavers make constant http requests to spam websites.
  Consumers see spam as a sign of disrespect and dishonesty.
  Lycos is offering a screensaver which, once downloaded, would launch a Distributed Denial of Service attack against spam websites.
  It doesn't matter if you're selling diamond mines, weight loss tools, penis surgery or refrigerator dehumidifiers - spam is going to take your brand down.
  When you click my friend's original photo of her baby on the site, you find that the spam site has disabled most of the live links to her site.
  You'll find spam ads for illegal "Make Money Fast" pyramid schemes, quack healthcare remedies and other come-ons.
  Most fly-by-night spam websites are registered for only a single year.
  If this did not make the company rethink, it would at least give customers enough time to delete all the spam and pop-up adverts hurled at them by other online marketers.
  Spam is the commercial that pops up in your face, intruding on that private zone.
  An Atom feed is a "clean" information medium: not cluttered with adverts, spam and irrelevent information
2trademark A tinned meat product made mainly from ham.
〈商标〉一种罐头午餐肉
Example sentencesExamples
- A guy in California used a wireless laptop to send thousands of spam messages.
- Sammy Leslie and Ultan Bannon know that wine lovers want good wines first and good trimmings after, so there are no stray tins of spam here.

verb spamspæm

[with object]

Send the same message indiscriminately to (a large number of Internet users).
在互联网上向（大量的新闻组或用户）发送垃圾信息，群发
Example sentencesExamples
- Please refrain from spamming our message boards like you did the other day.
- MSN has signed up with Brightmail to stop its email users getting spammed.
- Just a little tip for those trying to raise money - spamming people is not a way to get on their good side.
- Below you will find some common spamming techniques that search engines frown on.
- If someone spams you from China, does a law in Missouri make any difference to that person?
- The attacks, in the form of ‘Trojan horse’ emails, have been spammed out to a number of email account holders randomly across the country.
- Viruses might simply be spammed as email attachments - most likely from machines which were previously infected.
- It's like millions of other spams sent out every day, clogging the Internet's arteries, sending it toward a heart attack.
- New confirmation that the U.S. remains the world spamming leader comes from Sophos.
- Yesterday we ran a story detailing Vodafone's attempts to shut down a mobile spamming company.
- When ignored, he threatened to reveal how he spammed everyone to other spammers.
- Hackers have used spamming software to distribute thousands of copies of a new Trojan.
- This bulletin is being spammed via email and it tries to con users into downloading a new Microsoft security update.
- Experts at Sophos have warned users to be wary of unsolicited emails claiming to contain photographs, after a Trojan horse was spammed to internet users.
- Normally when discussing the history of spam, we look back to a lawyer who spammed newsgroups about 10 years ago.
- Closer investigation revealed that all of those messages were bounced spams promoting an online casino in Costa Rica.
- To avoid spamming search engines, a Web page should have only one tag.
- Several Register readers have now received apologies from Sainsbury's supermarket and Virgin Wines for spamming them.

Origin

1930s: apparently from sp(iced h)am. The Internet sense appears to derive from a sketch by the British ‘Monty Python’ comedy group, set in a cafe in which every item on the menu includes spam.

Video

Definition of spam in US English:

spam

nounspamspæm

1Irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients.
垃圾信息，垃圾邮件
Example sentencesExamples
- If we pass laws making it illegal both to send spam and to hire spammers to do so on your behalf then we're part way to solving the problem.
- Some systems allow the user to train the software to recognize spam or to exempt messages from spam blocking.
- Around 80 per cent of all email is spam - and most of it is sent through infected home computers.
- Three spammers were indicted in Pheonix last week for sending obscene spam in violation of US anti-spam regulations.
- Within your company, you can control spam by implementing strict internet and e-mail policies.
- I've never sent spam, so why should my legitimate use of the Internet be curtailed?
- It appears the issue lies with spam filtering software used by a number of internet service providers and web servers.
- If you're a consumer and you get spam from a "legitimate" company, call them up and let them know how angry you are.
- These messages are like spam e-mail messages, but impossible to trace.
- Other threats include viruses, spam and inappropriate e-mail.
- All anti-spam methods have the potential to occasionally flag a valid message as spam.
- Hackers tried to trick users into visiting a maliciously-constructed website using a blizzard of spam emails last week.
- Despite miniscule response rates and the ire of email users everywhere, the number of people sending spam continues to grow.
- E-mail and newsgroup spam are annoying, but at least they file neatly into your e-mail or newsgroup reader.
- Webmasters regularly ignore messages they suspect to be spam.
- Forty per cent of all e-mail sent on the internet during 2003 was spam.
- What happens if they log in and find out that some spammer has sent them tons of spam including big attachment files?
- His current research interests are in the areas of search engines, open source software, spam and online communities.
- There are other irritating blights of the Internet age, like spam.
- Submitting to random search engines will usually only increase your email spam.
1. 1.1 Unwanted or intrusive advertising on the Internet.
  as modifier an autogenerated spam website
  Example sentencesExamples
  When you click my friend's original photo of her baby on the site, you find that the spam site has disabled most of the live links to her site.
  Online marketing isn't about banner ads and spam, it's about creating dialogue and community with an audience, and always has been.
  It doesn't matter if you're selling diamond mines, weight loss tools, penis surgery or refrigerator dehumidifiers - spam is going to take your brand down.
  Consumers see spam as a sign of disrespect and dishonesty.
  Pop-up spam is ads that pop up on your screen if you're connected to the Internet regardless of whether you have your Web browser running.
  During my time as the webmaster, I deleted quite a number of posts, such as spam ads and repeated old posts, but I have never deleted anything that was opposite to my viewpoints.
  An Atom feed is a "clean" information medium: not cluttered with adverts, spam and irrelevent information
  The thing about spam that's really surprising and makes me distraught is that previously reputable marketers (but lazy ones, apparently) are willing to risk their entire brand for a few bucks.
  Spam is the commercial that pops up in your face, intruding on that private zone.
  You'll find spam ads for illegal "Make Money Fast" pyramid schemes, quack healthcare remedies and other come-ons.
  The screensavers make constant http requests to spam websites.
  This year, Sophos has intercepted hundreds of millions of fake pharmaceutical spam adverts and fake pharmaceutical websites, promoted by affiliate members.
  Most fly-by-night spam websites are registered for only a single year.
  I actually believe pop ups and spam are at the absolute lowest, most blatant edge of online marketing - and possibly even a smear used to mask something more subtle and sinister.
  If this did not make the company rethink, it would at least give customers enough time to delete all the spam and pop-up adverts hurled at them by other online marketers.
  Lycos is offering a screensaver which, once downloaded, would launch a Distributed Denial of Service attack against spam websites.
2trademark A canned meat product made mainly from ham.
〈商标〉一种罐头午餐肉
Example sentencesExamples
- A guy in California used a wireless laptop to send thousands of spam messages.
- Sammy Leslie and Ultan Bannon know that wine lovers want good wines first and good trimmings after, so there are no stray tins of spam here.

verbspamspæm

[with object]

Send the same message indiscriminately to (large numbers of recipients) on the Internet.
在互联网上向（大量的新闻组或用户）发送垃圾信息，群发
Example sentencesExamples
- MSN has signed up with Brightmail to stop its email users getting spammed.
- Below you will find some common spamming techniques that search engines frown on.
- Please refrain from spamming our message boards like you did the other day.
- Experts at Sophos have warned users to be wary of unsolicited emails claiming to contain photographs, after a Trojan horse was spammed to internet users.
- If someone spams you from China, does a law in Missouri make any difference to that person?
- Viruses might simply be spammed as email attachments - most likely from machines which were previously infected.
- It's like millions of other spams sent out every day, clogging the Internet's arteries, sending it toward a heart attack.
- Hackers have used spamming software to distribute thousands of copies of a new Trojan.
- Several Register readers have now received apologies from Sainsbury's supermarket and Virgin Wines for spamming them.
- The attacks, in the form of ‘Trojan horse’ emails, have been spammed out to a number of email account holders randomly across the country.
- When ignored, he threatened to reveal how he spammed everyone to other spammers.
- Closer investigation revealed that all of those messages were bounced spams promoting an online casino in Costa Rica.
- This bulletin is being spammed via email and it tries to con users into downloading a new Microsoft security update.
- New confirmation that the U.S. remains the world spamming leader comes from Sophos.
- To avoid spamming search engines, a Web page should have only one tag.
- Just a little tip for those trying to raise money - spamming people is not a way to get on their good side.
- Yesterday we ran a story detailing Vodafone's attempts to shut down a mobile spamming company.
- Normally when discussing the history of spam, we look back to a lawyer who spammed newsgroups about 10 years ago.

Origin

1930s: apparently from sp(iced h)am. The Internet sense appears to derive from a sketch by the British ‘Monty Python’ comedy group, set in a cafe in which every item on the menu includes spam.

单词	spam
释义	Definition of spam in English: spam nounspamspæm mass noun 1Irrelevant or unsolicited messages sent over the Internet, typically to a large number of users, for the purposes of advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc. Example sentencesExamples I've never sent spam, so why should my legitimate use of the Internet be curtailed? What happens if they log in and find out that some spammer has sent them tons of spam including big attachment files? Some systems allow the user to train the software to recognize spam or to exempt messages from spam blocking. Hackers tried to trick users into visiting a maliciously-constructed website using a blizzard of spam emails last week. All anti-spam methods have the potential to occasionally flag a valid message as spam. Despite miniscule response rates and the ire of email users everywhere, the number of people sending spam continues to grow. Within your company, you can control spam by implementing strict internet and e-mail policies. These messages are like spam e-mail messages, but impossible to trace. It appears the issue lies with spam filtering software used by a number of internet service providers and web servers. If you're a consumer and you get spam from a "legitimate" company, call them up and let them know how angry you are. Other threats include viruses, spam and inappropriate e-mail. If we pass laws making it illegal both to send spam and to hire spammers to do so on your behalf then we're part way to solving the problem. Webmasters regularly ignore messages they suspect to be spam. His current research interests are in the areas of search engines, open source software, spam and online communities. Around 80 per cent of all email is spam - and most of it is sent through infected home computers. Submitting to random search engines will usually only increase your email spam. Three spammers were indicted in Pheonix last week for sending obscene spam in violation of US anti-spam regulations. There are other irritating blights of the Internet age, like spam. Forty per cent of all e-mail sent on the internet during 2003 was spam. E-mail and newsgroup spam are annoying, but at least they file neatly into your e-mail or newsgroup reader. 1.1 Unwanted or intrusive advertising on the Internet. as modifier an autogenerated spam website Example sentencesExamples Online marketing isn't about banner ads and spam, it's about creating dialogue and community with an audience, and always has been. Pop-up spam is ads that pop up on your screen if you're connected to the Internet regardless of whether you have your Web browser running. During my time as the webmaster, I deleted quite a number of posts, such as spam ads and repeated old posts, but I have never deleted anything that was opposite to my viewpoints. The thing about spam that's really surprising and makes me distraught is that previously reputable marketers (but lazy ones, apparently) are willing to risk their entire brand for a few bucks. I actually believe pop ups and spam are at the absolute lowest, most blatant edge of online marketing - and possibly even a smear used to mask something more subtle and sinister. This year, Sophos has intercepted hundreds of millions of fake pharmaceutical spam adverts and fake pharmaceutical websites, promoted by affiliate members. The screensavers make constant http requests to spam websites. Consumers see spam as a sign of disrespect and dishonesty. Lycos is offering a screensaver which, once downloaded, would launch a Distributed Denial of Service attack against spam websites. It doesn't matter if you're selling diamond mines, weight loss tools, penis surgery or refrigerator dehumidifiers - spam is going to take your brand down. When you click my friend's original photo of her baby on the site, you find that the spam site has disabled most of the live links to her site. You'll find spam ads for illegal "Make Money Fast" pyramid schemes, quack healthcare remedies and other come-ons. Most fly-by-night spam websites are registered for only a single year. If this did not make the company rethink, it would at least give customers enough time to delete all the spam and pop-up adverts hurled at them by other online marketers. Spam is the commercial that pops up in your face, intruding on that private zone. An Atom feed is a "clean" information medium: not cluttered with adverts, spam and irrelevent information 2trademark A tinned meat product made mainly from ham. 〈商标〉一种罐头午餐肉 Example sentencesExamples A guy in California used a wireless laptop to send thousands of spam messages. Sammy Leslie and Ultan Bannon know that wine lovers want good wines first and good trimmings after, so there are no stray tins of spam here. verb spamspæm [with object] Send the same message indiscriminately to (a large number of Internet users). 在互联网上向（大量的新闻组或用户）发送垃圾信息，群发 Example sentencesExamples Please refrain from spamming our message boards like you did the other day. MSN has signed up with Brightmail to stop its email users getting spammed. Just a little tip for those trying to raise money - spamming people is not a way to get on their good side. Below you will find some common spamming techniques that search engines frown on. If someone spams you from China, does a law in Missouri make any difference to that person? The attacks, in the form of ‘Trojan horse’ emails, have been spammed out to a number of email account holders randomly across the country. Viruses might simply be spammed as email attachments - most likely from machines which were previously infected. It's like millions of other spams sent out every day, clogging the Internet's arteries, sending it toward a heart attack. New confirmation that the U.S. remains the world spamming leader comes from Sophos. Yesterday we ran a story detailing Vodafone's attempts to shut down a mobile spamming company. When ignored, he threatened to reveal how he spammed everyone to other spammers. Hackers have used spamming software to distribute thousands of copies of a new Trojan. This bulletin is being spammed via email and it tries to con users into downloading a new Microsoft security update. Experts at Sophos have warned users to be wary of unsolicited emails claiming to contain photographs, after a Trojan horse was spammed to internet users. Normally when discussing the history of spam, we look back to a lawyer who spammed newsgroups about 10 years ago. Closer investigation revealed that all of those messages were bounced spams promoting an online casino in Costa Rica. To avoid spamming search engines, a Web page should have only one tag. Several Register readers have now received apologies from Sainsbury's supermarket and Virgin Wines for spamming them. Origin 1930s: apparently from sp(iced h)am. The Internet sense appears to derive from a sketch by the British ‘Monty Python’ comedy group, set in a cafe in which every item on the menu includes spam. Video Definition of spam in US English: spam nounspamspæm 1Irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients. 垃圾信息，垃圾邮件 Example sentencesExamples If we pass laws making it illegal both to send spam and to hire spammers to do so on your behalf then we're part way to solving the problem. Some systems allow the user to train the software to recognize spam or to exempt messages from spam blocking. Around 80 per cent of all email is spam - and most of it is sent through infected home computers. Three spammers were indicted in Pheonix last week for sending obscene spam in violation of US anti-spam regulations. Within your company, you can control spam by implementing strict internet and e-mail policies. I've never sent spam, so why should my legitimate use of the Internet be curtailed? It appears the issue lies with spam filtering software used by a number of internet service providers and web servers. If you're a consumer and you get spam from a "legitimate" company, call them up and let them know how angry you are. These messages are like spam e-mail messages, but impossible to trace. Other threats include viruses, spam and inappropriate e-mail. All anti-spam methods have the potential to occasionally flag a valid message as spam. Hackers tried to trick users into visiting a maliciously-constructed website using a blizzard of spam emails last week. Despite miniscule response rates and the ire of email users everywhere, the number of people sending spam continues to grow. E-mail and newsgroup spam are annoying, but at least they file neatly into your e-mail or newsgroup reader. Webmasters regularly ignore messages they suspect to be spam. Forty per cent of all e-mail sent on the internet during 2003 was spam. What happens if they log in and find out that some spammer has sent them tons of spam including big attachment files? His current research interests are in the areas of search engines, open source software, spam and online communities. There are other irritating blights of the Internet age, like spam. Submitting to random search engines will usually only increase your email spam. 1.1 Unwanted or intrusive advertising on the Internet. as modifier an autogenerated spam website Example sentencesExamples When you click my friend's original photo of her baby on the site, you find that the spam site has disabled most of the live links to her site. Online marketing isn't about banner ads and spam, it's about creating dialogue and community with an audience, and always has been. It doesn't matter if you're selling diamond mines, weight loss tools, penis surgery or refrigerator dehumidifiers - spam is going to take your brand down. Consumers see spam as a sign of disrespect and dishonesty. Pop-up spam is ads that pop up on your screen if you're connected to the Internet regardless of whether you have your Web browser running. During my time as the webmaster, I deleted quite a number of posts, such as spam ads and repeated old posts, but I have never deleted anything that was opposite to my viewpoints. An Atom feed is a "clean" information medium: not cluttered with adverts, spam and irrelevent information The thing about spam that's really surprising and makes me distraught is that previously reputable marketers (but lazy ones, apparently) are willing to risk their entire brand for a few bucks. Spam is the commercial that pops up in your face, intruding on that private zone. You'll find spam ads for illegal "Make Money Fast" pyramid schemes, quack healthcare remedies and other come-ons. The screensavers make constant http requests to spam websites. This year, Sophos has intercepted hundreds of millions of fake pharmaceutical spam adverts and fake pharmaceutical websites, promoted by affiliate members. Most fly-by-night spam websites are registered for only a single year. I actually believe pop ups and spam are at the absolute lowest, most blatant edge of online marketing - and possibly even a smear used to mask something more subtle and sinister. If this did not make the company rethink, it would at least give customers enough time to delete all the spam and pop-up adverts hurled at them by other online marketers. Lycos is offering a screensaver which, once downloaded, would launch a Distributed Denial of Service attack against spam websites. 2trademark A canned meat product made mainly from ham. 〈商标〉一种罐头午餐肉 Example sentencesExamples A guy in California used a wireless laptop to send thousands of spam messages. Sammy Leslie and Ultan Bannon know that wine lovers want good wines first and good trimmings after, so there are no stray tins of spam here. verbspamspæm [with object] Send the same message indiscriminately to (large numbers of recipients) on the Internet. 在互联网上向（大量的新闻组或用户）发送垃圾信息，群发 Example sentencesExamples MSN has signed up with Brightmail to stop its email users getting spammed. Below you will find some common spamming techniques that search engines frown on. Please refrain from spamming our message boards like you did the other day. Experts at Sophos have warned users to be wary of unsolicited emails claiming to contain photographs, after a Trojan horse was spammed to internet users. If someone spams you from China, does a law in Missouri make any difference to that person? Viruses might simply be spammed as email attachments - most likely from machines which were previously infected. It's like millions of other spams sent out every day, clogging the Internet's arteries, sending it toward a heart attack. Hackers have used spamming software to distribute thousands of copies of a new Trojan. Several Register readers have now received apologies from Sainsbury's supermarket and Virgin Wines for spamming them. The attacks, in the form of ‘Trojan horse’ emails, have been spammed out to a number of email account holders randomly across the country. When ignored, he threatened to reveal how he spammed everyone to other spammers. Closer investigation revealed that all of those messages were bounced spams promoting an online casino in Costa Rica. This bulletin is being spammed via email and it tries to con users into downloading a new Microsoft security update. New confirmation that the U.S. remains the world spamming leader comes from Sophos. To avoid spamming search engines, a Web page should have only one tag. Just a little tip for those trying to raise money - spamming people is not a way to get on their good side. Yesterday we ran a story detailing Vodafone's attempts to shut down a mobile spamming company. Normally when discussing the history of spam, we look back to a lawyer who spammed newsgroups about 10 years ago. Origin 1930s: apparently from sp(iced h)am. The Internet sense appears to derive from a sketch by the British ‘Monty Python’ comedy group, set in a cafe in which every item on the menu includes spam.
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