spam
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
The original sense (canned ham) is a proprietary name registered by Geo. A. Hormel & Co. in U.S., 1937. It is presumed to be a conflation of spiced ham but was soon extended to other kinds of canned meat.
The use for unsolicited and unwanted email derives from a Monty Python sketch (Flying Circus, Episode 25). In the 1970 sketch, a group of Vikings in a restaurant repeatedly chant the word "spam". See SPAM. The earliest recorded real-life use for this sense occurs around 1993 which finds reference in an email dated March 31, 1993.
The term appears to have been used earlier in a different sense in relation to "Multi-User Dungeons" (MUDs), a kind of multi-user computer gaming environment before widespread use of the Internet, in the 1980s.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /spæm/
Noun [edit]
spam (countable and uncountable; plural spams)
- (uncountable, computing, Internet) A collection of unsolicited bulk electronic messages.
- I get far too much spam.
- (uncountable, computing, Internet) Any undesired electronic content automatically generated for commercial purposes.
- (countable, rare, computing, Internet) An unsolicited electronic message sent in bulk, usually by email or newsgroups.
- I received 58 spams yesterday.
- Alternative form of SPAM. (tinned meat product)
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
a collection of unsolicited bulk electronic messages
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an unsolicited electronic message sent in bulk
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- Turkish: istenmeyen yığın ileti (or İYİ for short in computing), çöp ileti, sürü ileti
Meronyms [edit]
Verb [edit]
spam (third-person singular simple present spams, present participle spamming, simple past and past participle spammed)
- (intransitive, computing, Internet) To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages.)
- (transitive, computing, Internet) To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages) to a person or entity.
- (transitive, by extension, video games) To relentlessly attack an enemy with (a spell or ability).
- Stop spamming that special attack!
Translations [edit]
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transitive
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See also [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /spɑm/
Verb [edit]
spam
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
spam m (plural spams)
Synonyms [edit]
- (unsolicited email): pourriel, courriel indésirable
Interlingua [edit]
Noun [edit]
spam (plural spams)
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
spam m (invariable)
Related terms [edit]
Portuguese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
spam m (plural spams)
Vietnamese [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
spam
Turkish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English spam.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [spam]
- Hyphenation: spam
Noun [edit]
spam (definite accusative spamı, plural spamlar)
Synonyms [edit]
Declension [edit]
declension of spam
possessive forms of spam
| nominative | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | spamım | spamlarım |
| senin (your) | spamın | spamların |
| onun (his/her/its) | spamı | spamları |
| bizim (our) | spamımız | spamlarımız |
| sizin (your) | spamınız | spamlarınız |
| onların (their) | spamları | spamları |
| accusative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | spamımı | spamlarımı |
| senin (your) | spamını | spamlarını |
| onun (his/her/its) | spamını | spamlarını |
| bizim (our) | spamımızı | spamlarımızı |
| sizin (your) | spamınızı | spamlarınızı |
| onların (their) | spamlarını | spamlarını |
| dative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | spamıma | spamlarıma |
| senin (your) | spamına | spamlarına |
| onun (his/her/its) | spamına | spamlarına |
| bizim (our) | spamımıza | spamlarımıza |
| sizin (your) | spamınıza | spamlarınıza |
| onların (their) | spamlarına | spamlarına |
| locative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | spamımda | spamlarımda |
| senin (your) | spamında | spamlarında |
| onun (his/her/its) | spamında | spamlarında |
| bizim (our) | spamımızda | spamlarımızda |
| sizin (your) | spamınızda | spamlarınızda |
| onların (their) | spamlarında | spamlarında |
| ablative | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | spamımdan | spamlarımdan |
| senin (your) | spamından | spamlarından |
| onun (his/her/its) | spamından | spamlarından |
| bizim (our) | spamımızdan | spamlarımızdan |
| sizin (your) | spamınızdan | spamlarınızdan |
| onların (their) | spamlarından | spamlarından |
| genitive | singular | plural |
| benim (my) | spamımın | spamlarımın |
| senin (your) | spamının | spamlarının |
| onun (his/her/its) | spamının | spamlarının |
| bizim (our) | spamımızın | spamlarımızın |
| sizin (your) | spamınızın | spamlarınızın |
| onların (their) | spamlarının | spamlarının |
Usage notes [edit]
As the word starts with two consonants, some Turkish people will have difficulties to spell it correctly. It may be spelled also sıpam.
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