Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spamblock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spam-block
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Text inserted into an email address in order to make it invalid, though still readable to a human being. For example, in "jsmith-[AT]-example-[DOT]-com", the "@" and "." symbols have been replaced with literal text to prevent automated spambots from finding the email address while still leaving it readable.

verb

To obfuscate (an email address) with a spamblock.

Etymology

From spam + block.

Inflected Forms

spamblocks (plural) spamblocks (present, singular) spamblocking (participle, present) spamblocked (participle, past) spamblocked (past)

Frequently Paired Words

despam munge

Questions

What does spamblock mean?
Text inserted into an email address in order to make it invalid, though still readable to a human being. For example, in "jsmith-[AT]-example-[DOT]-com", the "@" and "." symbols have been replaced with literal text to prevent automated spambots from finding the email address while still leaving it readable.
Where does spamblock come from?
From spam + block.

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