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Definitions of click fraud words

noun click fraud repeated clicking on an online advert for fraudulent purposes, esp to charge the advertiser for fictitious traffic to their website 3
noun click fraud the fraudulent practice of clicking many times on an online advertisement to generate the small fee charged to the advertiser per click, thereby harming the advertiser or benefiting the host website: Automated bots are used to commit click fraud. 1
noun 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. 0

before 2000

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 2000-05

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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