On the linguistic productivity of the word spam
The word spam has spawned off its own corner of the English language.
| spamdexing | inflating one’s rank in a Web index |
| sping | Trackback spam |
| splog | A fake blog |
| spim | Spam instant messages |
| spasms | Spam SMS messages |
| spit | VoIP spam |
| sporgery | Spamming with a forged From line |
| spambot | A computer which sends spam |
| blam | spam comments on a blog |
I’m impressed by how productive the root word spam has become.
Gratuitous cross-promotion: My colleague Terry Zink occasionally writes about spam on his Cyber Security Blog.
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