Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ref-back
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of the optional HTML referer header to obtain information about web pages or proxy servers bringing traffic to a web page.

Etymology

Blend of referer + back.

Inflected Forms

refbacks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pingback trackback

Questions

What does refback mean?: The use of the optional HTML referer header to obtain information about web pages or proxy servers bringing traffic to a web page.
Where does refback come from?: Blend of referer + back.

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