beacon
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈbiːkən/
- Texting
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píxel de seguimiento
- Websites often use a beacon to monitor user engagement and improve their marketing strategies.
- tracking beacon
Examples
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Many email marketing campaigns rely on a small beacon embedded in the messages to track open rates.
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Hey, I just need to deactivate the tracking beacon for security.
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These companies typically use a cookie or third-party web beacon to collect this information.
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Such custom ads are based on information collected through cookies and web beacons when you visit our sites.
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Also be advised that some of these advertising partners may use cookies and web beacons on our site (when you click through).
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Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site.
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The use of cookies and/or web beacons to collect data is used in the ad-serving process.
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The advertisement included a tracking beacon that allowed the company to see how many people viewed it.
Compounds
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5.3
An old, fashionable neighbourhood in Boston with long rows of brick houses and the state government building
- Specialized
A device that receives radar signals and sends a coded signal back to help ships or planes find their position
How Detectable
- Texting
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- Texting
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word beacon comes from old English bēacen meaning 'signal', and in technology a hidden email or webpage beacon is a tiny 'signal' that tells someone when a page or message was seen, so it keeps the idea of quietly sending information to guide or report.