"adblocker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: adblockers [plural]
Etymology: From ad (“short for advert or advertisement”) + blocker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ad|blocker|t1=short for advert or advertisement}} ad (“short for advert or advertisement”) + blocker Head templates: {{en-noun}} adblocker (plural adblockers)
  1. (Internet) A piece of software that removes advertising elements from a web page. Wikipedia link: adblocker Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Translations (piece of software that removes advertising elements from a web page): adblocker [masculine] (Dutch), mainostenesto-ohjelma (Finnish), bloqueur de publicité [masculine] (French), Werbeblocker [masculine] (German), reklámblokkoló (Hungarian), hirdetésblokkoló (Hungarian), program blokujący reklamy [masculine] (Polish), bloqueador de anúncios [masculine] (Portuguese), bloqueador de anuncios [masculine] (Spanish)

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