"antispam" meaning in English

See antispam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-antispam.wav
Etymology: From anti- + spam. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|spam}} anti- + spam Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} antispam (not comparable)
  1. (Internet) Countering spam (unwanted electronic mail). Tags: Internet, not-comparable Translations (countering spam (unwanted electronic mail)): پادهرز (pâd-harz) (Persian), antyspamowy (Polish), antispam (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-antispam-en-adj-JWv7X~fx Categories (other): Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, E-mail Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of E-mail: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'countering spam (unwanted electronic mail)': 80 20
  2. Opposed to spam. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-antispam-en-adj-JoMjp1iG
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