"spamblock" meaning in English

See spamblock in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-uk-spamblock.ogg [UK] Forms: spamblocks [plural]
Etymology: spam + block Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spam|block}} spam + block Head templates: {{en-noun}} spamblock (plural spamblocks)
  1. (computing) 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. Categories (topical): Computing, E-mail
    Sense id: en-spamblock-en-noun-ZeOLqiJh Disambiguation of E-mail: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

Audio: en-uk-spamblock.ogg [UK] Forms: spamblocks [present, singular, third-person], spamblocking [participle, present], spamblocked [participle, past], spamblocked [past]
Etymology: spam + block Etymology templates: {{compound|en|spam|block}} spam + block Head templates: {{en-verb}} spamblock (third-person singular simple present spamblocks, present participle spamblocking, simple past and past participle spamblocked)
  1. (computing) To obfuscate (an email address) with a spamblock. Categories (topical): Computing, E-mail Related terms: despam, munge
    Sense id: en-spamblock-en-verb-1hfdLcat Disambiguation of E-mail: 55 45 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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