"despam" meaning in English

See despam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: despams [present, singular, third-person], despamming [participle, present], despammed [participle, past], despammed [past]
Etymology: From de- + spam. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|spam}} de- + spam Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} despam (third-person singular simple present despams, present participle despamming, simple past and past participle despammed)
  1. (Internet, transitive) To remove spam (unwanted messages) from. Tags: Internet, transitive
    Sense id: en-despam-en-verb-Fj2~6WTm Categories (other): Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
  2. (Internet, transitive) To remove a spamblock from (an e-mail address). Tags: Internet, transitive
    Sense id: en-despam-en-verb-zvFJPPL6 Categories (other): Internet, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: despammer

Inflected forms

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              17,
              23
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        "(Internet, transitive) To remove spam (unwanted messages) from."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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              36,
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    },
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