Definition

A single instance of a user viewing a web page on the internet, often used to track the popularity of a website.

Example

The website received over a thousand pageviews in just one day.

Conversation

Have you checked our blog's pageview statistics lately?

Not recently, but I hope they’ve gone up!

Yeah, I saw a big increase in the last month.

That’s awesome! It means more people are interested in our content.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Pageview → It is formed from "page" (from Old French *page*, meaning a leaf or a sheet of paper) and "view" (from Old French *veue*, meaning sight or vision). The term "pageview" refers to the act of viewing a page, particularly in the context of web pages.

Memory Tip

Think of a 'page' as a sheet of paper and 'view' as seeing it — together, they describe the action of looking at a page.

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