ad blocker
noun
variants
or less commonly adblocker
or ad-blocker
plural ad blockers also adblockers or ad-blockers
: a software application or feature designed to prevent advertisements from loading on a web browser (see browser sense 2)
Before I get too far, I suppose it fair to mention what an ad blocker is. It is a browser add-on that filters the response from a web server, removing items that it thinks are advertisements before the browser starts to render the page.—Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa)
The built-in ad blocker wipes out annoying ads, which can improve your browsing speed and limit distractions at work.—cultofmac.com
We all know that ads can be quite annoying, popping up on every website and tracking our use across them all. Some may even infect your computer with damaging viruses that are difficult to remove, so we deem it best to install an ad blocker.—Tayo Sogbesan
The catch these days with ad-blockers is that because many mainstream sites … incorporate pop-up ads as a means of earning revenue …, they often require you to disable your ad-blocker on them (or suggest that you do) to allow those ads to display …—Eyal Goldshmid
The only problem … is the pop-up … ads. An adblocker may be able to do the job.—Ali Bajwa
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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