"mail bomb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mail bombs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mail bomb (plural mail bombs)
  1. An explosive device sent through the post; a letter bomb or parcel bomb. Categories (topical): Explosives, Post, Weapons
    Sense id: en-mail_bomb-en-noun-G~7Jpl5G Disambiguation of Explosives: 67 23 11 Disambiguation of Post: 52 24 24 Disambiguation of Weapons: 70 19 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 44 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 37 10 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 36 9
  2. (computing) A large number of e-mails sent to one destination, or an e-mail with a very large attachment, as a denial-of-service attack. Categories (topical): Computing, E-mail
    Sense id: en-mail_bomb-en-noun-amm2X9Jq Disambiguation of E-mail: 33 57 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 44 7 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Forms: mail bombs [present, singular, third-person], mail bombing [participle, present], mail bombed [participle, past], mail bombed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} mail bomb (third-person singular simple present mail bombs, present participle mail bombing, simple past and past participle mail bombed)
  1. (transitive) To send a mail bomb (of either sense). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mail_bomb-en-verb-lWIlhhMb

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