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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation copies per minute
  • abbreviation cost per thousand
  • abbreviation cycles per minute

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Examples

  • By comparison, the reading on my torso peaked around 1,500 cpm.

    The View From Japan's Nuclear 'Hot Zone' 2011

  • The technician replied that it would have been 300 to 600 cpm.

    The View From Japan's Nuclear 'Hot Zone' 2011

  • We generally charge $15 cpm cost per thousand page views because of our specifically targeted audience, the vaccinebook.com is that in the price range you were expecting Please respond with any general ideas/questions. . .

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • We generally charge $15 cpm cost per thousand page views because of our specifically targeted audience, the vaccinebook.com is that in the price range you were expecting Please respond with any general ideas/questions. . .

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • By comparison, the reading on my torso peaked around 1,500 cpm.

    The View From Japan's Nuclear 'Hot Zone' 2011

  • We generally charge $15 cpm cost per thousand page views because of our specifically targeted audience, the vaccinebook.com is that in the price range you were expecting Please respond with any general ideas/questions. . .

    The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011

  • In this moment, they would like to invest only in PPA or very low cpm 0,07 USD.

    Recession hits paid sites hard…. « The Paradigm Shift 2009

  • The technician replied that it would have been 300 to 600 cpm.

    The View From Japan's Nuclear 'Hot Zone' 2011

  • What kinda cpm are you now pulling from the google site targeted text ads versus the site targeted image ads with these impacts on CTR?

    How to Advertise On Adsense/Plentyoffish « The Paradigm Shift 2008

  • Easing back into the SEO world of cpm and cpa, and various other acronyms, after ten days of beachy bliss was difficult, so I did what every avid reader does: I bought some comfort books.

    Tales from the Captain’s Table 2008

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  • cost per thousand

    September 26, 2008

  • Reminds me of cp/m, a forerunner of DOS which ran many early computers. It stood for "control program for microcomputers" but those of us forced to use it and try to understand it were convinced it meant "conspiracy to protect the ministry."

    September 26, 2008