dereferer

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UK/ˌdiːɹəˈfɜːɹə(ɹ)/

noun

A service used for removing the URL of the referring page that referred the user to a given page, to maintain privacy.

OriginEnglish refer ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

noundereferer (plural dereferers)

plural dereferers

  1. InternetrareA service used for removing the URL of the referring page that referred the user to a given page, to maintain privacy.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishrefer
  8. Englishdereferer

From de- + refer + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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