What (who) is spam - definition

BRAND OF CANNED PRECOOKED MEAT PRODUCT

SPAM; Spiced ham; Spam in a Can; Spamburger; Spamburger Hamburger; Spam luncheon meat; SPAM (food); Spamtastic; Spam meat; Tinned pork; Spam (meat); Special Army Meat; Portagee Steak; Spam food; Types of Spam Meat; Pork luncheon meat

spam

1. <messaging> (From Hormel's Spiced Ham, via the Monty Python "Spam" song) To post irrelevant or inappropriate messages to one or more Usenet newsgroups, mailing lists, or other messaging system in deliberate or accidental violation of netiquette. It is possible to spam a newsgroup with one well- (or ill-) planned message, e.g. asking "What do you think of abortion?" on soc.women. This can be done by cross-posting, e.g. any message which is crossposted to alt.rush-limbaugh and alt.politics.homosexuality will almost inevitably spam both groups. (Compare troll and flame bait). Posting a message to a significant proportion of all newsgroups is a sure way to spam Usenet and become an object of almost universal hatred. Canter and Siegel spammed the net with their Green card post. If you see an article which you think is a deliberate spam, DO NOT post a follow-up - doing so will only contribute to the general annoyance. Send a polite message to the poster by private e-mail and CC it to "postmaster" at the same address. Bear in mind that the posting's origin might have been forged or the apparent sender's account might have been used by someone else without his permission. The word was coined as the winning entry in a 1937 competition to choose a name for Hormel Foods Corporation's "spiced meat" (now officially known as "SPAM luncheon meat"). Correspondant Bob White claims the modern use of the term predates Monty Python by at least ten years. He cites an editor for the Dallas Times Herald describing Public Relations as "throwing a can of spam into an electric fan just to see if any of it would stick to the unwary passersby." Usenet newsgroup: news:news.admin.net-abuse. See also netiquette. 2. (A narrowing of sense 1, above) To indiscriminately send large amounts of unsolicited e-mail meant to promote a product or service. Spam in this sense is sort of like the electronic equivalent of junk mail sent to "Occupant". In the 1990s, with the rise in commercial awareness of the net, there are actually scumbags who offer spamming as a "service" to companies wishing to advertise on the net. They do this by mailing to collections of e-mail addresses, Usenet news, or mailing lists. Such practises have caused outrage and aggressive reaction by many net users against the individuals concerned. 3. (Apparently a generalisation of sense 2, above) To abuse any network service or tool by for promotional purposes. "AltaVista is an index, not a promotional tool. Attempts to fill it with promotional material lower the value of the index for everyone. [...] We will disallow URL submissions from those who spam the index. In extreme cases, we will exclude all their pages from the index." -- Altavista. 4. <jargon, programming> To crash a program by overrunning a fixed-size buffer with excessively large input data. See also buffer overflow, overrun screw, smash the stack. 5. <chat, games> (A narrowing of sense 1, above) To flood any chat forum or Internet game with purposefully annoying text or macros. Compare Scrolling. (2003-09-21)

SPAM

Send Phenomenal Amounts of Mail (Reference: Usenet, EMP, telecommunication-slang)

spam

(spams, spamming, spammed)

Note: The form 'Spam' can also be used for meaning 1.

Spam is a cooked meat product made from pork and ham. (TRADEMARK)

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In computing, to spam people or organizations means to send unwanted e-mails to a large number of them, usually as advertising. (COMPUTING)

...programs that let you spam the newspapers.

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Spam is also a noun.

...a small group of people fighting the spam plague.

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• spamming

The consultant who suggested using spamming to raise the company's profile has been fired.

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Wikipedia

Spam (food)

Spam (stylized as SPAM) is a brand of salty processed canned pork made by Hormel Foods Corporation. It was introduced by Hormel in 1937 and gained popularity worldwide after its use during World War II. By 2003, Spam was sold in 41 countries (and trademarked in over 100) on six continents. In the U.S., Hawaii is the state with the highest per capita consumption of Spam, which has become an ingredient in Hawaiian cuisine (like sushi).

The generic form of Spam may be sold in cans as "pork luncheon meat". Since its invention, it is now available in different flavours and using different meats. Like most hotdogs, Spam is precooked, making it safe and edible to eat straight from the can, but it is often cooked further to improve some characteristics of its palatability.

Spam's basic ingredients are primarily pork shoulder and ham, with salt, water, modified potato starch (as a binder), sugar, and sodium nitrite (as a preservative). Natural gelatin is formed during cooking in its tins on the production line. Concerns about Spam's nutritional attributes have been raised, in large part due to its high content of fat, sodium, and preservatives.

Spam has affected popular culture, including a Monty Python skit, which repeated the name many times, leading to its name being borrowed to describe unsolicited electronic messages, especially email. It is occasionally celebrated in festivals such as Austin's Spamarama.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam (food)

Pronunciation examples for spam

1. and block spam

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2. We sell anti-spam.

Disrupted - My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble _ Dan Lyons _ Talks at Google

3. It went into my spam, thepointsguy@gmail spam box

The Points Guy _ Brian Kelly & Nicky Kelvin _ Talks at Google

4. GRACE HELBIG: Spam cakes are just pancakes of spam.

Grace's Guide - The Art of Pretending To Be A Grown-Up _ Grace Helbig _ Talks at Google

5. Spam filters-- spam filters are a really great example,

Designing Agentive Technology - AI That Works for People _ Christopher Noessel _ Talks at Google

Examples of use of spam

1. Filter spam: Set up your automatic spam filter and then review the suspected spam folder once a week.

2. "They [the plans] don‘t actually prevent spam, and they ask legitimate senders to pay for the sins of the real spammers." More from the Online team How to beat spam 26.06.2003: Cut down on your spam Anti–spam legislation EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 US Can Spam Act Anti–spam sites Anti Spam Cadre Death to Spam Spam.abuse.net The Spamhaus Project Spam filters Mailkey Mailwasher Spameater Pro Spamfire SpamNet SpamPal

3. More from the Online team How to beat spam 26.06.2003: Cut down on your spam Anti–spam legislation EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 US Can Spam Act Anti–spam sites Anti Spam Cadre Death to Spam Spam.abuse.net The Spamhaus Project WeCanStopSpam Spam filters Mailkey Mailwasher Spameater Pro Spamfire SpamNet SpamPal Privacy policy | Terms & conditions | Advertising guide | A–Z index | About this site Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005

4. More from the Online team How to beat spam 26.06.2003: Cut down on your spam Anti–spam legislation EU Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 US Can Spam Act Anti–spam sites Anti Spam Cadre Death to Spam Spam.abuse.net The Spamhaus Project Spam filters Mailkey Mailwasher Spameater Pro Spamfire SpamNet SpamPal Privacy policy | Terms & conditions | Advertising guide | A–Z index | About this site Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers Limited 2005

5. These days, the tech–reliant world now sees first instances of a new type of spam shortly after any new technology catches on: text–messaging spam, blog spam and social network spam, to name a few.