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snowshoe spam

snowshoe spam noun: spam (electronic junk mail) that is deliberately sent from a number of different IP addresses, to make it more difficult to detect and filter.

Noun

snowshoe spam (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Spam (electronic junk mail) that is deliberately sent from a number of different IP addresses, to make it more difficult to detect and filter.

Origin of snowshoe spam

Metaphor based on the use of snowshoes to spread one's weight over a wider area.

Questions about snowshoe spam

What does snowshoe spam mean?
Snowshoe spam means spam (electronic junk mail) that is deliberately sent from a number of different IP addresses, to make it more difficult to detect and filter.
What part of speech is snowshoe spam?
Snowshoe spam is a noun.

Words near snowshoe spam in the dictionary

  1. snowshoe hammers
  2. snowshoe hare
  3. snowshoe hares
  4. snowshoe rabbit
  5. snowshoe rabbits
  6. snowshoe spam
  7. snowshoed
  8. snowshoeing
  9. snowshoer
  10. snowshoers
  11. snowshoes

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