Spam is unsolicited bulk e-mail; i.e. online junk mail. Usually junk e-mail doesn't contain the recipient's address on the "To" line. Instead, the addressee is a made-up name, such as "friend.com." Or the address on the "To" line is identical to the one on the "From' line.
It is also a form of meat in a can. The word Spam came from a company called Hormel, who makes a form of meat preserved in a can, popular with being able to be taken on trips and such when spam is more convenient than actual meat. But the computer related term "spam" comes from 2 American lawyers Canter and Siegel, who invented the term while earning money by obtaining Greencards for people. More can be found at web site below.
IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THIS, SPAM IS A PERSON.
http://www.spamfighter.com /FAQ_SPAM_Default.asp
Answered by
Santosh Kuma
, an ibibo Master,
at
9:34 AM on December 01, 2008