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Encyclopedia > Spam
Look up spam, SPAM in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
For spam on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Spam.

Spam may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

  • Spam (food), canned meat that is sold by Hormel.
  • Spam (electronic), unsolicited or undesired bulk electronic messages.
    • E-mail spam, unsolicited e-mail.
    • Usenet newsgroup spam
    • Forum spam, posting advertisements or useless posts on a forum.
    • Spamdexing, manipulating a search engine to create the illusion of popularity for webpages.
    • Messaging spam ("SPIM"), use of instant messenger services for advertisement or even extortion.
  • Spam (Monty Python), a comedy sketch involving the meat. The technological term takes its name from this sketch.
  • Spam (computer game), to repeatedly use one weapon or tactic. This term is based on the technological meaning of undesired bulk electronic message.
  • Flyposting ("street spam"), illegal blanket advertising in public places.
  • Spam (song), a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic and parody of Stand by R.E.M.
  • Spam of control, unneccessary rules and regulations in organisations
  • SPAM, an acronym for "Spaghetti & Pulsar Activating Meatballs", a parody religion in response to Pastafarianism and the Intelligent Design controversy.

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FTC - SPAM - Home Page (151 words)
Some consumers find unsolicited commercial email - also known as "spam" - annoying and time consuming; others have lost money to bogus offers that arrived in their email in-box.
If you get spam email that you think is deceptive, forward it to spam@uce.gov.
The FTC uses the spam stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive email.
spam - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about spam (382 words)
At the end of 2003, spam accounted for 70% of all e-mail received in the USA and 50% in Europe, with many of the spam messages relating to sexual enhancements or pornography.
As over 75% of spam received in the UK originated in the USA, however, it was feared that the new law might not be effective.
Spamming, the act of sending spam, is contrary to netiquette, the Internet's code of conduct, and is likely to result in the advertiser being bombarded by flames, angry messages, and ‘dumping’, the downloading of large, useless files.
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