click fraud

noun

A type of fraud in which a computer program is used to simulate mouse clicks on advertisements, driving revenue to the advertiser, who is paid per click.

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Meanings

nounclick fraud (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableA type of fraud in which a computer program is used to simulate mouse clicks on advertisements, driving revenue to the advertiser, who is paid per click.

    Regardless of whether CJ have / haven't been accurate with any accusations of click-fraud - soon it won't matter either way!

    2001 June 18, Robert Bast, “Re: Re; Pay per click affiliates”, in alt.www.affiliate (Usenet), retrieved 13 Sep 2016, message-ID <3b2dede7.14622914@news.dingoblue.net.au>
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APA

click fraud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/click%20fraud

MLA

“click fraud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/click%20fraud. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “click fraud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/click%20fraud.

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