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Spam Related Vocabulary, Terminology, and Lingo
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Looking for definitions to commonly used spam related phrases? The internet has produced many new and funky spam related terms and lingo that you might want to add to your vocabulary to help you along the way.
The following terms are some of the most commonly used spam related terms. We are constantly updating this commonly used spam terms list, and should you need the definition of a term not found here, please feel free to contact us.
Chain Email
Email that encourages people to forward email to everyone on their email clients contact list or address book. Emails that offer the reader good luck if they forward the email on is an example of a "chain email".
Unsolicited bulk e-mail (UBE)
A synonym for e-mail spam.
Unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE)
Spam promoting a commercial service or product. This is the most common type of spam, but it excludes spam which are hoaxes (e.g. virus warnings), political advocacy, religious messages and chain letters sent by a person to many other people. The term UCE may be most common in the USA.
Pink contract
A service contract offered by an ISP which offers bulk e-mail service to spamming clients, in violation of that ISP's publicly posted acceptable use policy.
Spamvertising
Advertising through the medium of spam.
opt-in, confirmed opt-in, double opt-in, opt-out
Whether the people on a mailing list are given the option to be put in, or taken out, of the list.
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