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click fraud

noun

Meaning

  1. 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.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

click-through(English)click-through rate(English)cursorjacking(English)cyberfraud(English)response(English)click-thru(English)pay-per-click(English)clickbait(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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