definition of spam from Oxford Dictionaries Online


	Email Cite Text size: A A Print options: Example sentences Synonyms Categories spam (spam) Syllabification: On Off Entry from World dictionary Pronunciation:/spam/ noun [mass noun] 1 irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of users 2 (Spam)trademark a tinned meat product made mainly from ham verb [with object] send the same message indiscriminately to (a large numbers of Internet users) Derivatives spammer noun 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 not connected with or relevant to something View entry not suitable or proper in circumstances View entry electronic communication generated automatically by computer program View entry cause to go or be taken to particular destination View entry global computer network providing variety of information and communication facilities View entry of considerable or relatively great size View entry person who uses or operates something View entry coat object with tin View entry flesh of animal or bird as food View entry article or substance that is manufactured or refined for sale View entry salted or smoked meat from upper part of pig's leg View entry in random manner View entry irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on Internet to large number of recipients View entry canned meat product made mainly from ham View entry send same message indiscriminately to large numbers of recipients on Internet View entry Meaning communication » type of communication » message Subject Technology » Computing Click any link to see words in that category Meaning entity » object » substance » consumable » food » savoury food » dish » meat Subject Consumption » Food » Savoury Click any link to see words in that category Subject Technology » Computing Click any link to see words in that category		More words in this category compatible darknet data warehouse default demo IMHO initialize left-click non-interlaced plug-in reader regular expression runtime scan store tag¹ tree structure vaccine wait state zombie