harvest or harvesting
a.k.a. data harvesting
Similar to the traditional definition of gathering crops off the fields, harvesting in the online world refers to gathering e-mail addresses or IM addresses from the Internet. For example, harvesting is the leading method spammers use to acquire new addresses.
See also : data mining
NetLingo Classification: Technical Terms
Subscribe to Word of the Day - Email this Definition to a Friend - Take NetLingo with You
Share this:
Edit Word