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a very small payment made online, typically for access to information
On the Web, micropayment is a business concept whose goal is to generate revenue by offering pay-per-view Web pages, Web links, or Web services for small amounts of money called "microcents".
a relatively small payment (maybe as small as a fraction of a cent) paid to the provider to access content (e.g., pay-per-view Web pages, articles, Web services, or a downloadable file).
micro-payment, very small sum, possibly, can be lower than the cent.
Online-payment of small amounts of money: Since the usage of credit cards would be too expensive in this case, there are attempts to use alternative methods instead. No entries listed for this term. No entries listed for this term.
Very small charges, perhaps even less than a penny, processed through e-commerce systems. Until this time, e-commerce has been largely limited to purchases of $10 (U.S.) or more. With micropayments, however, e-commerce merchants can sell products for far lower prices, such as charging small fees for downloading documents or charging per click for online advertising. Micropayment systems are still largely experimental and not widely available.
A very small electronic payment. Micropayments have been a much-anticipated (and much debated) technology since the publication of Scott McCloud's Reinventing Comics. McCloud has remained a vocal proponent of micropayments. See also: Bitpass.
A small amount of money used to buy goods or services over the Internet.