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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>velveeta</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../V.html" title="V"/><link rel="previous" href="veeblefester.html" title="veeblefester"/><link rel="next" href="Venus-flytrap.html" title="Venus flytrap"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">velveeta</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="veeblefester.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">V</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Venus-flytrap.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="velveeta"/><dt xmlns="" id="velveeta"><b>velveeta</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [Usenet: by analogy with <a href="../S/spam.html"><i class="glossterm">spam</i></a>. The trade
name Velveeta is attached in the U.S. to a particularly nasty
processed-cheese spread.] Also knows as <a href="../E/ECP.html"><i class="glossterm">ECP</i></a>; a
message that is excessively cross-posted, as opposed to
<a href="../S/spam.html"><i class="glossterm">spam</i></a> which is too frequently posted. This term is
widely recognized but not commonly used; most people refer to both kinds of
abuse as spam. Compare <a href="../J/jello.html"><i class="glossterm">jello</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="veeblefester.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../V.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Venus-flytrap.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">veeblefester </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Venus flytrap</td></tr></table></div></body></html>