page view

noun

variants or less commonly pageview
ˈpāj-ˌvyü How to pronounce page view (audio)
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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TexAgs’ media kit claims monthly web traffic of 400,000 unique site visitors and 32 million page views. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Several media chains and hedge funds than own newspapers now judge writers as much by their ability to sell the product (through subscriptions and page views) as the quality of their work. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 So, every touchpoint…a search, a product page view, someone adding to cart, opening an email, tapping an SMS, engaging with a push notification…becomes a live decision point. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026 Bostonians are showing especially strong interest in Providence rentals, accounting for 16% of all page views. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Sep. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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