Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antispam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-spam
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Countering spam (unwanted electronic mail).

adj

Opposed to spam.

Example Sentences

"[…] at times I get huge amounts of duplicate messages that can overload my mail-reception pipeline, particularly antispam filters."
"This is why antispam advocates are so vigilant."

Etymology

From anti- + spam.

Questions

What does antispam mean?: Countering spam (unwanted electronic mail).
Where does antispam come from?: From anti- + spam.

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