# Key Terms — Recognizing Spam, Phishing, and Safe Communication Practices

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:25:43-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 1: Computer Literacy / Unit 6: Email & Electronic Communication / Lesson 
3: Recognizing Spam, Phishing, and Safe Communication Practices

## Vocabulary focus

Phishing, Spam, Spoofing, Email Header, Malicious Attachment, Social Engineering,
Security Filter, Verification, Flagging, Scam

## Build your glossary

For each term or concept, write an explanation in your own words and add an example
from this lesson. Check your explanation against the lesson resources.

  |  Term or concept |  My explanation |  Example |  
   |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |  
 |  ________________ |  ________________ |  ________________ |