page view

noun

variants or less commonly pageview
plural page views also pageviews
: an instance of a user viewing an individual page on a website
The challenge of wringing profits from page views has eluded much of the industry, and the paper proved unable to end its losing streak.Jaclyn Peiser
Think it's tough to get the average Web site off the ground? Try facing antitrust legislation and Senate hearings before registering a single page view.Evan Ratliff
compare impression sense 6

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In the video, which has racked up more than 20 million page views and gotten over 8,000 comments, Davis takes viewers through the process of cooking the iguana meat. Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Meanwhile, our Olympics team put together the absolute best single-page view for knowing what’s coming up every day. Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 According to Dine Naperville, its Restaurant Week website attracts 60,000 to 70,000 visitors, generating about 300,000 page views every year. Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026 The rankings, determined by actual page views from more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb, reflect growing international interest in India’s diverse film output. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for page view

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of page view was in 1995

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“Page view.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/page%20view. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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