"click farm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: click farms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} click farm (plural click farms)
  1. (Internet) A form of click fraud, where a large group of low-paid workers are hired to click on paid advertising links for the click fraudster. Wikipedia link: click farm Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Hyponyms: like farm Derived forms: click farmer
    Sense id: en-click_farm-en-noun-qj2FhHZ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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