Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A feature of a website that denies access to certain content to users who have not paid to view it.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal, computing A feature of a
website ,application orservice that only allowsaccess to certain pages, data or features to paid upsubscribers .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A paywall is fine, if he thinks that will work for his [...] [Read more →]
2009 December 2009
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Hidden behind the WSJ's stupid paywall is this wonderful piece by Ian Mount about rare, "lost" art-films resurfacing at online video sites like Google and YouTube -- and some ensuing copyright squabbles:
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No, people are using the word paywall inappropriately.
MetaFilter 2010
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No, people are using the word paywall inappropriately.
MetaFilter 2010
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No, people are using the word paywall inappropriately.
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The has changed the so-called paywall debate: suddenly, the topic doesn't seem to be Times doesn't want to call it a "paywall", but ...
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It is also an emphasis on pay-TV that is catching, with the company successfully forcing local US network owners to pay Fox re-transmission fees – and, indeed, the much-discussed paywall, which is most easily understood as a hopeful attempt to turn the Times into a subscription business.
James Murdoch's move hints at next chapter for News Corp 2011
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Recently, The New York Times established what's called a paywall.
Abundance of Digital Info Could Signal End of Newspapers 2011
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Times Co. said more than 100,000 people signed up for new digital subscriptions, after it introduced a so-called paywall March 28.
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Shares may also get a bump when the company reports the results of its so-called "paywall," which sets barriers up around the company's Web and mobile products to encourage readers to sign up and pay for subscriptions, said Citi analyst Leo Kulp.
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A feature of a website that only allows access to certain pages or data to paid up subscribers taken from wiktionary
August 15, 2009