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(Internet) A piece of software that removes advertising elements from a web page.
adj
(computer security) Preventing sniffing (interception of network packets)
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(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.
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The act of using a computer program in order to simulate clicking the mouse.
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(computing) Automatic discovery, as of newsfeeds for a website or changes to the configuration of machines on a network.
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(computing, slang) A program that has messy source code.
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(by extension) A single instance of content on the Internet being accessed.
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(Internet, advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an individual responding to an ad by clicking on it.
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(Internet, advertising) A ratio of the number of clicks on a unit of online advertising to the number of times it is shown.
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Alternative form of click-through [(Internet, advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an individual responding to an ad by clicking on it.]
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Alternative form of click fraud [(Internet) A type of fraud in which a computer program is used to simulate mouse clicks on advertisements, driving revenue to the advertiser, who is paid per click.]
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(computing, web development) A malicious technique whereby part of a webpage is covered by transparent or misleading content that receives the user’s mouse clicks, thus causing them to execute commands they did not intend.
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(computing) The unique pattern of Internet browsing activity of an individual.
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(computing, marketing) A profile of a user's activity in a web browser or other software, based on what is clicked.
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Alternative spelling of click-through [(Internet, advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an individual responding to an ad by clicking on it.]
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Alternative spelling of click-through [(Internet, advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an individual responding to an ad by clicking on it.]
adj
Easily or frequently clicking or being clicked.
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(programming) A web application model in which a long-held HTTP request allows a web server to push data to a browser, without the browser explicitly requesting it.
v
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To post (a message) to multiple newsgroups simultaneously.
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(Internet, marketing) The situation where a subscriber to a newsletter etc. first provides their e-mail address and then receives a confirmation request to that address, requiring them to take further action (such as clicking a hyperlink) to activate the subscription.
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(computing) A piece of software or hardware that simulates another system.
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(computing) A software program designed to overwrite the contents of a data file (or other space on a disk) to prevent recovery of the file contents.
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A computer program that collects settings from a computer, browser, etc., to create a profile of a user so that their online usage may be tracked.
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(Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
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(Internet) A numerical display on a web page indicating the number of times the page has been accessed.
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(Internet) On IRC, a partial address that matches a number of hosts.
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(Internet) A packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server, used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions, for example, to identify the user.
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(broadcasting) An introductory cue.
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(computing, transitive) To bring (a system, etc.) online; to promote to an active or running state.
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(Internet) An online advertising method that plays an audio advertisement when the user visits a web page. The advertiser pays for each ad that is played in this way.
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(Internet, advertising) An advertisement that takes the form of a window that appears automatically on a computer screen when certain websites are visited.
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(networking) An HTTP request method used to send an arbitrary amount of data to a web server.
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(computing, Internet) The transmission of data back to the same web page by means of HTTP POST.
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An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.
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Alternative form of search as you type [(computing) An autocomplete feature when used to search for something.]
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(computing, intransitive) To switch to a shell or command line.
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(computing) The redirection of the shell to a remote service so that input can be entered and output received without being physically present.
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(computing, informal) Software covertly installed on a computer in order to monitor the user's activity or to steal confidential data.
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(computing) A computer program that acts on behalf of a user or another program.
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(computing, demoscene) A group member responsible for acquiring and distributing new software releases.
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Having been uploaded; having been digitally sent from one's computer to someone else's.
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(Internet, IRC) A flag associated with a user on a channel, determining whether or not they can send messages to the channel.
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(Internet, marketing) A small, usually transparent image added by an advertiser to a webpage (to track its popularity) or email message (to track when it is read).
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