demetrification

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noun

By the website or creator of a post.

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Meanings

noundemetrification (uncountable)

alternative demetrication

  1. The act of removing/hiding metrics (e.g. "like" count, view count, repost count) on social media websites.
    1. CanadaUSuncountableBy the website or creator of a post.
    2. CanadaUSuncountableVoluntarily by the viewer as to decrease a website's addictiveness.
  2. The reversal of metrification.
    1. CanadaUSinformaluncountableThe modifying of a device intended to display metric units to instead display American customary units.
    2. CanadaUSuncountableThe process of moving away from the metric system.

Origin

de- + metrification

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APA

demetrification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demetrification

MLA

“demetrification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demetrification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demetrification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demetrification.

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