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SPAM FILTERING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heuristic filtering engine
1, record 1, English, heuristic%20filtering%20engine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Heuristic filtering engines use a large set of rules to look for features of an email message. Some features indicate that a message may be spam, while other features indicate that a message probably is not spam. 2, record 1, English, - heuristic%20filtering%20engine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- heuristical filtering engine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moteur de filtrage heuristique
1, record 1, French, moteur%20de%20filtrage%20heuristique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] grâce à la puissance de son moteur de filtrage heuristique, [le logiciel] dispose d'une fonctionnalité unique sur le marché de la protection de la messagerie : [un] filtre [capable] de détecter et de catégoriser avec une extrême précision l'ensemble des messages à caractère commercial. 1, record 1, French, - moteur%20de%20filtrage%20heuristique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Seguridad de IT
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- motor de filtrado heurístico
1, record 1, Spanish, motor%20de%20filtrado%20heur%C3%ADstico
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-08-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spam filtering 1, record 2, English, spam%20filtering
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
ZEROSPAM Security Inc., headquartered in Montreal, used DAIR's platform to experiment with different complex systems to benchmark the efficiency of its spam filtering solutions. 1, record 2, English, - spam%20filtering
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- filtrage antipourriel
1, record 2, French, filtrage%20antipourriel
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
ZEROSPAM Security Inc., dont le siège social est à Montréal, a utilisé la plateforme ATIR pour expérimenter différents systèmes complexes afin de comparer l’efficacité de ses technologies de filtrage antipourriel. 1, record 2, French, - filtrage%20antipourriel
Record 2, Key term(s)
- filtrage anti-pourriel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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