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pagejacking

pagejacking noun: the use of deception to redirect a user's web browser from one web page to another.

Noun

pagejacking (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) The use of deception to redirect a user's web browser from one web page to another.

Origin of pagejacking

Blend of page + hijacking.

Questions about pagejacking

What does pagejacking mean?
Pagejacking means the use of deception to redirect a user's web browser from one web page to another.
What part of speech is pagejacking?
Pagejacking is a noun.

Words near pagejacking in the dictionary

  1. pagefiles
  2. pageful
  3. pagefuls
  4. pagehood
  5. pageing
  6. pagejacking
  7. Pagel
  8. pageless
  9. pagelet
  10. pagelets
  11. pagelike

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