[Term of the Day]: Disposable Email Addresses

Term of the Day

“Disposable Email Addresses”

Definition — What is a DEA?

Disposable Email Addresses are temporary accounts that have no long-term value to the owner. It can be quickly created and easily discarded after its purpose is fulfilled. The Disposable Email Addresses are Aka Throwaway Addresses. In our routine online surfing, we come across certain websites, forums, and blogs that demand mail address registration before we post or comment, or download white papers. Although some of the sites we visit may be useful, most of them are just looking for ways to flood our inboxes with adverts or even spam. In this type of situation, DEA can help us to avoid exposing our real email addresses to intrusive mails and potential spam. DEA helps us to add a layer of privacy and spam control when registering to websites, or newsletters that are less trustable.

DEA is very much used in IT organizations, they play a vital role in software development since most software providers require email verification. Even other IT teams like Support and Software testing use DEA for business process automation tasks, shared, receive only notifications, and anonymous communication. Here are some of the online services that offer both – free and paid DEA.