The phrase "a spam can" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a container typically used for storing or packaging spam, or metaphorically to describe something that is low quality or unwanted.
Example: "After opening a can of spam, I realized I had no idea how to cook it."
Alternatives: "a tin of spam" or "a can of processed meat".
"You can't judge a violin by its Spam can," Behrs said, showing off her attire and encouraging guests to bid on the creative musical inventions.
In a new study in the journal eLife, researchers at Columbia University show how an algorithm for filtering spam can learn to pick out, from hours of video footage, the full behavioral repertoire of tiny, pond-dwelling Hydra.
But for companies, particularly those with thousands of employees and sensitive corporate data, electronic spam can be a much more serious problem.
Spam can cover a variety of actions, including sending random game requests, posting links to shows, venues or urging support or votes for political candidates, companies or individuals (think of all those "vote for me on X site as the top social media tweeter").
Because it is vacuum-sealed in a can and does not require refrigeration, Spam can last for years.
Dumb luck can stuff your company into the spam can, but so can a lack of due diligence.
"If a user from a legitimate sender downloads a list of subscribers onto his PC and the PC has been infected with a Trojan or viruses looking on your hard disk for e-mail addresses and then sending them back to a spam list that can get you into lot of trouble," Jennings says. 5.
In some forums, such as Extended Discussion, spam can be considered just an emoticon or random letter.
A recent study says that sending out stock-touting spam can be highly profitable.
Esther Dyson's belief that spam can be reduced by Goodmail (e-mail sent for a fee) flies in the face of history.
