Phrase guide

web bug

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

A small, usually transparent image added by an advertiser to a webpage (to track its popularity) or email message (to track when it is read).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Topics: business, marketing

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tag, tracking bug, tracking pixel, page tag, pixel tag, web beacon, web tag

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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