demetrification

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English

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Etymology

de +‎ metrification

Noun

demetrification (uncountable)(Canada, US)

  1. The act of removing/hiding metrics (e.g. "like" count, view count, repost count) on social media websites.
    1. By the website or creator of a post.
    2. Voluntarily by the viewer as to decrease a website's addictiveness.
  2. The reversal of metrification.
    1. (informal) The modifying of a device intended to display metric units to instead display American customary units.
    2. The process of moving away from the metric system.