"pink contract" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pink contracts [plural]
Etymology: In reference to the colour of SPAM (the meat product). Head templates: {{en-noun}} pink contract (plural pink contracts)
  1. (Internet) An agreement between a spammer and their ISP, where the spammer pays additional charges in order to be exempted from the provider's terms of service, which would otherwise prohibit spamming. Wikipedia link: pink contract Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-pink_contract-en-noun-zP4gUN9G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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