junk mail

junk mail
● ►en loc. m. ►SPAM Littéralement "Courrier Poubelle". C'est la tonne de merdier qui encombre votre boîte à lettres alors que vous n'avez rien demandé à personne. Ce terme est valable aussi bien sur les réseaux que dans la vie courante. On parle aussi de pourriel.

Dictionnaire d'informatique francophone. 2013.

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