Junk E-mail (Noun)
Meaning
Unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Her email inbox was filled with junk email offering various get-rich-quick schemes.
- To minimize junk email, many users create secondary email addresses for signing up on websites.
- She checked her email filter to make sure it was correctly marking obvious junk email as spam.
- It is considered best practice to delete junk email rather than clicking on links or replying.
- Marketers use bulk junk email as an inexpensive means to promote products or services to thousands of potential customers.