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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During testing, the platform aggregated email performance alongside blogging metrics, form submissions, and page views, giving me a single, customizable dashboard to see exactly how individual emails influence the broader customer journey. Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 Instead, the editorial has become a must-read, with tens of thousands of page views and widespread condemnation of the conference organizers’ actions. Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 They fake page views, clicks, impressions, and user sessions, all of which inflate web analytics data, and when fake internet activity is mistaken for genuine engagement, companies lose billions. Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 June 2026 But last week, the Pacers Bikeshare website registered nearly 7,000 page views, a significant increase from the site's typical weekly traffic, which ranges from 1,500 to 4,000 hits. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 30 Apr. 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 5 Jul. 2026.

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