Browsewrap

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A form of clickwrap license where the user must consent to the terms in order to use a website. Internet, uncountable, usually

    "Relative to clickwrap, browsewrap is easily ignored by consumers, leaving them more vulnerable to exploitation."

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"Relative to clickwrap, browsewrap is easily ignored by consumers, leaving them more vulnerable to exploitation."

Etymology

From browse + wrap, modelled on clickwrap, itself modelled on shrinkwrap.

Related phrases

clickwrap license

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