spimmer

Definitions

One who sends spim (unsolicited instant messages).

Examples

“Spam in e-mail isn't new. But as barriers to it have⟳ succeeded, spimmers have⟳ taken fresh aim at IM.”

“Most forecasters are predicting that spim will spin⟳ out of control⟳ as soon as spimmers find⟳ a way to abscond with large numbers of IM screen names, which are not as readily available as e-mail addresses.”

“Another threat to the use⟳ of IM is a phenomenon known as spimming. Spimming is to IM as spam is to e-mail. Some aggressive spimmers learned how to take⟳ over one IMer's contact⟳ list — threatening a company's entire IM system!”

“Spimmers clog mobile devices by sending tones^([sic]) of unwanted SMS or MMS and hence making the devices useless.”

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