spam
noun [U] (COMPUTING) /spæm/ informal disapprovingDefinition
C1 unwanted email, usually advertisements: I get so much spam at work.Internet terminology and abbreviations
(Definition of spam noun (COMPUTING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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