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Is there a name for replacing @ with "at" and . with "dot"?

Fresh5 days ago
Mar 15, 2026286 views
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Problem

Many users and forum programs in attempt to make automatic e-mail address harvesting harder modify them replacing @ character with "at" and . character with "dot". So that becomes Is there any special term for this practice?

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team@example.com

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As well as obfuscation, it is often referred to less formally as "munging".

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