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On the Web, a counter is a program that counts and typically displays how many people have visited an HTML page (usually the home page ). Many sites include a counter, either as a matter of interest or to show that the site is popular. The counter can be part of the common gateway interface application that logs and analyzes requests.

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At least one company provides the service of monitoring sites that request it, counting home page requests, and updating the number of visitors each time the home page is sent. A third-party who monitors the counting of site visitors is called an auditor .

This was last updated in April 2005
Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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