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The web has given birth to yet another word that defeats the laws of the English language.

"Bacn" refers to email that's not quite spam, because users actually want to read the contents. These could be newsletters, bid notifications, niche product news or social networking updates. Nonetheless, the growing volume of this type of email significantly clogs inboxes.

Since the term was first used at a geek summit, blogs have quickly adopted it. It remains to be seen whether "bacn" will be a contender for next year's Lulu Blooker Prize.