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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInstant-Messaging-Spam
Pronunciation / Transliteration: in-stant mes-a-jing spam
"Durch spimming werden oft betrügerische Links verbreitet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of sending unsolicited commercial or malicious messages via instant messaging services.
"Network administrators are implementing new filters to block spimming across corporate chat applications." - 2
Junk messages or advertisements received through an instant messenger.
"She closed the chat window after receiving yet another spimming alert offering fake discounts."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
A blend of 'spam' (unsolicited electronic messages) and 'IMing' (instant messaging), coined in the early 21st century with the rise of instant messaging platforms. The term reflects the linguistic adaptation required to describe new forms of digital harassment and automated junk messaging over internet relay chat and instant messengers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spimming" is said worldwide
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pourriel instantané
Transliteration: poor-yel an-stahn-ta-nay
"Les entreprises doivent se protéger contre le spimming."
Instant-Messaging-Spam
Transliteration: in-stant mes-a-jing spam
"Durch spimming werden oft betrügerische Links verbreitet."
spam di messaggistica istantanea
Transliteration: spam di mes-sag-gi-sti-ca i-stan-ta-nea
"Il fenomeno dello spimming disturba gli utenti delle chat."
mensajería spam
Transliteration: men-sa-he-ría spam
"El spimming es una molestia común en las aplicaciones de mensajería."
spam de mensagens instantâneas
Transliteration: spam dji men-sahn-zhens in-stahn-tahn-eas
"Muitos bots enviam spimming para contas desprotegidas."
तत्काल संदेश स्पैम
Transliteration: tatkaal sandesh spam
"इंस्टेंट मैसेजिंग पर आने वाले स्पैमिंग से बचना चाहिए।"
即时通信垃圾信息
Transliteration: jíshí tōngxùn lājī xìnxī
"即时通讯垃圾信息会干扰用户的正常交流。"
메신저 스팸
Transliteration: mesinjeo sepaem
"메신저 스팸으로 인한 보안 위협이 증가하고 있습니다."
インスタントメッセンジャーのスパム
Transliteration: insutanto messenjā no supamu
"インスタントメッセージを通じた迷惑行為が増えています。"
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