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Noun: paywall  'pey,wol
  1. (internet) a feature of a website that only allows access to certain pages or data to paid-up subscribers
    "Rupert Murdoch today gave the first hint at how well The Times is doing behind its paywall"

Derived forms: paywalls

Type of: mechanics, mechanism

Encyclopedia: Paywall