demetrification

English

Alternative forms

• demetrication (Commonwealth)

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.