Click Fraud Glossary
Essential terminology for understanding click fraud, ad fraud, and digital advertising security.
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Click Fraud
Fraudulent clicking on pay-per-click ads by bots, competitors, or click farms to drain advertising budgets without genuine purchase intent.
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Any deliberate practice that manipulates digital advertising for financial gain, including fake impressions, click fraud, and attribution fraud.
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Technology that identifies and blocks automated scripts and bots from interacting with websites and ads to prevent fraudulent activity.
Learn moreInvalid Traffic (IVT)
Any clicks or impressions that don't originate from genuine user interest, including bot traffic, accidental clicks, and fraudulent activity.
Learn moreDevice Fingerprinting
Technique that creates unique identifiers from browser and device characteristics to track and identify users across sessions.
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