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Spam  (spm)
A trademark used for a canned meat product consisting primarily of chopped pork pressed into a loaf.

spam  (spm)
n.
Unsolicited e-mail, often of a commercial nature, sent indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups; junk e-mail.
tr.v. spammed, spam·ming, spams
1. To send unsolicited e-mail to.
2. To send (a message) indiscriminately to multiple mailing lists, individuals, or newsgroups.

[From Spam (probably inspired by a comedy routine on the British television series Monty Python's Flying Circus, in which the word is repeated incessantly).]

spammer n.
Translations
spamming
n (Internet) → Spamming nt (sl), → Bombardierung fmit Werbung (inf)


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Spamming is the method of marketing whereby a large group of email addresses are acquired using dubious means like spider software and CDs that contain email addresses.
Free email marketing is a method of bulk email marketing that is used by most email marketers that are aiming for a serious presence on the internet This method is not without its difficulties because many bulk email marketing activities also include spamming Free email marketing is a method of bulk email marketing that is used by most email marketers that are aiming for a serious presence on the internet.
Spamming botnets sign up for numerous Web site-based email accounts and then log in to send spam.
 
 
 
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