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The '''Scunthorpe problem''' is the unintentional blocking of online content by a [[spam filter]] or [[search engine]] because their text contains a [[string (computer science)|string]] (or [[substring]]) of letters that appear to have an [[obscenity|obscene]] or otherwise unacceptable meaning. Names, abbreviations, and technical terms are most often cited as being affected by the issue.
The problem arises since computers can easily identify strings of text within a document, but interpreting words of this kind requires considerable ability to interpret a wide range of [[
== Etymology and origin ==
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