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anti-spam

anti-spam is the alternative spelling of antispam.

Meaning of antispam

Adjective

antispam (not comparable)

  1. (Internet) Countering spam (unwanted electronic mail).
    • […] at times I get huge amounts of duplicate messages that can overload my mail-reception pipeline, particularly antispam filters.2005, Alex Martelli, Anna Ravenscroft, David Ascher, Python Cookbook
  2. Opposed to spam.
    • This is why antispam advocates are so vigilant.2004, Don Peppers, Martha Rogers, Managing Customer Relationships

Questions about anti-spam

What is anti-spam the alternative spelling of?
Anti-spam is the alternative spelling of antispam.

Words near anti-spam in the dictionary

  1. anti-socialists
  2. anti-Soviet
  3. anti-Soviets
  4. anti-space
  5. anti-spaces
  6. anti-spam
  7. anti-speciesism
  8. anti-spyware
  9. anti-static
  10. anti-steering
  11. anti-sterile-neutrino

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