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spamdexing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The inclusion of deliberately misleading terms on a website in order to manipulate its ranking in a search engine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Blend of spam + indexing.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: spamdexing — deliberately manipulating search engines
  • French: zurnisme — deliberately manipulating search engines
  • German: Suchmaschinen-Spamming — deliberately manipulating search engines
  • German: Index-Spamming — deliberately manipulating search engines
  • Polish: spamdexing — deliberately manipulating search engines
  • Russian: Поисковый спам (Poiskovyj spam) — deliberately manipulating search engines