spam filter

noun

informal
: software that identifies and blocks spam

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After the accusations were levied by the RNC, Google launched a temporary pilot program in August 2022 to exempt qualified political emails from Gmail’s spam filter, which the RNC opted to not participate in, according to court documents. Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025 For that rare soul who still needs a local spam filter, K7 provides one. PC Magazine, 20 July 2025 Imagine an attacker subtly corrupting the data that trains a spam filter or fraud detector—the AI might then start letting threats slip through or flagging the wrong items. Ronen Cojocaru, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025 Many of these get trapped by my email spam filter, but others arrive via annoying texts and calls that, at the very least, waste my time. Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025 Buried in Settings, Trend Micro’s spam filter works strictly with Outlook, and all settings except the on/off switch are embedded in its Outlook add-on. PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Spam filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spam%20filter. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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