spam filter

noun

informal
: software that identifies and blocks spam

Examples of spam filter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The spam filter is officially compatible with Microsoft Outlook, Incredimail, Eudora, Thunderbird, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, and Windows Live Mail. PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024 On the whole, Google's spam filter, though in this instance imperfect, is not morally blameworthy. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2023 The result is that a spam filter looks at this hot mess of an email and basically gives up. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023 It has been brought to my attention that some legitimate comments without copious linkage seem to have gotten caught in the spam filter. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2010

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“Spam filter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spam%20filter. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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