spam

/spæm/ noun [U] IT

Definition

› emails that are sent to people who do not want them, especially advertisements: Not only is the stream of spam rising, but an increasing share of the messages contain viruses. send/receive spam

→ Compare junk mail → See also anti-spam

(Definition of spam noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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