Definition
Designed to identify, block, or filter unwanted electronic messages, particularly unsolicited bulk email. Refers to technologies and practices that combat spam communication.
Etymology
Compound of 'anti-' (against) and 'spam.' The term 'spam' for unwanted email derives from a 1970 Monty Python sketch about the canned meat, where the word was repeated annoyingly—much like unwanted emails.
Kelly Says
The word 'spam' for junk email comes from a Monty Python sketch, making it perhaps the only cybersecurity term inspired by British comedy and processed meat. The first email spam was sent in 1978 to 400 ARPANET users advertising a computer presentation, proving that annoying marketing has kept pace with every communication technology.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ስፓም blocker
spaṁ blocker
ARالعربية
مكافحة البريد المزعج
mukafaha al-bureed al-maz'uj
BNবাংলা
স্প্যাম প্রতিরোধ
spam protirodho
CACatalà
antispam
anti-spam
CSČeština
antispam
anti-spam
DADansk
antispam
anti-spam
DEDeutsch
Spamfilter
spam-filter
ELΕλληνικά
αντι-σπαμ
anti-spam
ESEspañol
antispam
anti-spam
FAفارسی
مخرب اسپم
makhrab spam
FISuomi
antispam
anti-spam
FRFrançais
antispam
anti-spam
GUGU
સ્પેમ ફિલ્ટર
spam filter
HAHA
ci gaba da spam
ci gaba da spam
HEעברית
סינון ספאם
sinon spam
HIहिन्दी
स्पैम फ़िल्टर
spam filter
HUMagyar
antispam
anti-spam
IDBahasa Indonesia
antispam
anti-spam
ITItaliano
antispam
anti-spam
KKKK
спам фильтр
spam filter
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធបានប្រើប្រាស់
prapovnnth baan praas
KO한국어
스팸 차단
seupam chadan
MRMR
स्पॅम फिल्टर
spam filter
MSBahasa Melayu
antispam
anti-spam
MYမြန်မာ
စပမကွဲ
spam kwei
NLNederlands
antispam
anti-spam
NONorsk
antispam
anti-spam
PAPA
ਸਪੈਮ ਫਿਲਟਰ
spam filter
PLPolski
antyspam
anty-spam
PTPortuguês
antispam
anti-spam
RORomână
antispam
anti-spam
RUРусский
защита от спама
zashchita ot spama
SVSvenska
antispam
anti-spam
SWKiswahili
kuzuia spam
kuzuia spam
TAதமிழ்
ஸ்பாம் தடுப்பு
spam tadhuppu
TEతెలుగు
స్పాం నిరోధం
spaṁ nirōdhaṁ
THไทย
ป้องกันสแปม
pong-gan spam
TRTürkçe
spam filtresi
spam filtre-si
UKУкраїнська
фільтр спаму
filtr spamu
URاردو
اسپام فیلٹر
spam filtar
VITiếng Việt
chống spam
chong spam
ZH中文
反垃圾邮件
fǎn lā jī yóujiàn
ZUZU
ukusisa spam
ukusisa spam