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Referrer is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Referrer in a sentence

Related words

Referrer | Referred | Referring

Referrer meaning

  1. A person who refers another.
  2. The URL from which a user agent was referred to another URL.

Using Referrer

  • The main meaning on this page is: A person who refers another. | The URL from which a user agent was referred to another URL.
  • In the example corpus, referrer often appears in combinations such as: the referrer, referrer log, have referrer.

Context around Referrer

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

log 4× logs 1× page 1×

Sentence patterns with Referrer

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as the referrer that message 1× have a referrer log which 1× in the referrer log of 1× notice the referrer log entries 1× spammer s referrer page 1× that have referrer logs 1× to them referrer log spam 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also site administrators 1× by having a 1× since some web 1× some websites have 1×

Common sentence endings:

have referrer logs 1× s referrer page 1× spammer s sites 1× to that site 1×

Words around Referrer

Just before it in the word index:

referred 5.861 referrals 209 referral 384 referents 12 referentially 5 referentiality 2

Just after it in the word index:

referring 2.235 refers 2.364 reff 2 reffed 2 reffel 3 reffell 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Referrer

  • In this selection, "referrer" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, log, logs and page stand out and add context to how "referrer" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as the referrer that message and have a referrer log which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "referrer" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with referrer

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Some websites have a referrer log which shows which pages link to that site. (14 words)

Also, site administrators who notice the referrer log entries in their logs may follow the link back to the spammer's referrer page. (23 words)

Since some Web search engines base the importance of sites on the number of different sites linking to them, referrer-log spam may increase the search engine rankings of the spammer's sites. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

By having a robot randomly access many sites enough times, with a message or specific address given as the referrer, that message or Internet address then appears in the referrer log of those sites that have referrer logs. (38 words)

Since some Web search engines base the importance of sites on the number of different sites linking to them, referrer-log spam may increase the search engine rankings of the spammer's sites. (33 words)

Also, site administrators who notice the referrer log entries in their logs may follow the link back to the spammer's referrer page. (23 words)

Example sentences (4)

By having a robot randomly access many sites enough times, with a message or specific address given as the referrer, that message or Internet address then appears in the referrer log of those sites that have referrer logs.

Also, site administrators who notice the referrer log entries in their logs may follow the link back to the spammer's referrer page.

Since some Web search engines base the importance of sites on the number of different sites linking to them, referrer-log spam may increase the search engine rankings of the spammer's sites.

Some websites have a referrer log which shows which pages link to that site.

Common combinations with referrer

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "referrer" in a sentence?
An example: "By having a robot randomly access many sites enough times, with a message or specific address given as the referrer, that message or Internet address then appears in the referrer log of those sites that have referrer logs." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "referrer" from authentic English texts.
What does "referrer" mean?
Referrer means: A person who refers another.
How many example sentences with "referrer" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "referrer", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.