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Meaning of web bug | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A small, usually transparent image added by an advertiser to a webpage (to track its popularity) or email message (to track when it is read).

Internet

Examples

“When a Web bug is programmed into a Web page, its code looks similar to the code for just about any graphic image appearing on that page.”
“Google had a web bug on 92 of the top 100 sites, and on 88 per cent of the total domains reported in the data set⟳ of almost 400,000 unique domains.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

web celeb web chart web color web colors web conference web content

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