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hard paywall

hard paywall noun: a paywall that hides all content from unregistered or nonpaying users.

Noun

hard paywall (plural hard paywalls)

  1. (Internet) A paywall that hides all content from unregistered or nonpaying users.
    • Soft paywalls retain more users than hard paywalls - by a big margin.2014, The Guardian

Forms of hard paywall

pluralhard paywalls

Questions about hard paywall

What does hard paywall mean?
Hard paywall means a paywall that hides all content from unregistered or nonpaying users.
What part of speech is hard paywall?
Hard paywall is a noun.
What is the plural of hard paywall?
The plural of hard paywall is hard paywalls.

Words near hard paywall in the dictionary

  1. hard palate
  2. hard palates
  3. hard pass
  4. hard passes
  5. hard paste
  6. hard paywall
  7. hard paywalls
  8. hard pill
  9. hard pill to swallow
  10. hard pills
  11. hard pills to swallow

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