Paywall

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpeɪ.wɔːl/

Origin

From pay + wall, by analogy with firewall.

Full definition of paywall

Noun

1. (informal, computing) A feature of a website, application or service that only allows access to certain pages, data or features to paid up subscribers.Techdirt got wind of a secret meeting by newspaper execs, complete with antitrust lawyers, to discuss how to proceed on the issue of implementing paywalls going forward. — Slashdot, May 2009

Derived terms

• paywalled