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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Newsweek has been told that the As Ever website had half a million page views in the week of the second launch, giving some insight into the scale of demand for her produce. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025 Intent Signals These are the digital breadcrumbs that reveal what someone is actively seeking or interested in—things like search queries, page views or engagement with specific content. Vibhor Kapoor, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 The 97-second clip of Carlson’s spat with Cruz had nearly 25 million page views on X before the interview aired in its entirety Wednesday afternoon. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025 Many of the sites used trackers in relatively innocuous ways, like counting page views. Colin Lecher, USA Today, 18 June 2025 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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