Meanings
adjectivemalformatted (not comparable)
- not comparablecomputingPoorly or incorrectly formatted.
SpamAssassin works by assigning scores to characteristics of suspected spam mail. These range from malformatted headers to the use of embedded code meant to identify the recipient.
2004, PC Mag
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malformatted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malformatted
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“malformatted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malformatted. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malformatted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malformatted.
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