Throwaway account

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The Jargon File

Parts of this article are based on the Jargon File, v. 4.4.7,
a public domain document of hacker jargon.

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throwaway account
Usage: n.


throwaway account: n.

  1. An inexpensive Internet account purchased on a legitimate ISP for the sole purpose of spewing spam.
  2. An inexpensive Internet account obtained for the sole purpose of doing something which requires a valid email address but being able to ignore spam since the user will not look at the account again.
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Sources

Source: throwaway account, in The Jargon File, version 4.4.7.


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