{"id":10009,"date":"2013-01-31T15:32:10","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T15:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/bandwidth-hugger\/"},"modified":"2013-01-31T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T15:32:10","slug":"bandwidth-hugger","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/23179\/bandwidth-hugger","title":{"rendered":"Bandwidth Hugger"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_bandwidth_hugger_mean\">What Does Bandwidth Hugger Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p> A bandwidth hugger is someone who fights spam as it is applied to specific email or Internet venues. This term implies that a bandwidth hugger protects bandwidth from encroaching spam, much like a tree hugger might protect a tree from loggers by standing in front of it. 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