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fakemail

fakemail noun: email whose sender or other information has been faked.

Noun

fakemail (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Email whose sender or other information has been faked.
    • The most common misuses of e-mail are fakemail and spam. Fakemail is the act of sending an e-mail that appears to be from another individual.2001, Chris Prosise, Kevin Mandia, Incident Response: Investigating Computer Crime, page 451
    • Fakemail is any e-mail that has been falsely created or altered in some manner. It is often used as a method to hide the source address in spamming.2011, Dave Kleiman, The Official CHFI Study Guide (Exam 312-49)

Origin of fakemail

From fake + mail.

Questions about fakemail

What does fakemail mean?
Fakemail means email whose sender or other information has been faked.
What part of speech is fakemail?
Fakemail is a noun.

Words near fakemail in the dictionary

  1. fakellaki
  2. fakellakia
  3. fakeloo
  4. fakelore
  5. fakely
  6. fakemail
  7. fakement
  8. fakements
  9. fakemoder
  10. fakemoders
  11. Fakemon

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