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• deep web
  deep web

  noun

  the portion of the internet that is hidden from conventional search engines, as by encryption; the aggregate of unindexed websites.
• deep Web
  deep Web

  noun

  computing the part of the World Wide Web not accessible through conventional search engines

deep web

American  

[deep web] / ˈdip ˈwɛb /

Or Deep Web

noun

1. the portion of the internet that is hidden from conventional search engines, as by encryption; the aggregate of unindexed websites.

   private databases and other unlinked content on the deep web.

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deep Web British  

noun

1. computing the part of the World Wide Web not accessible through conventional search engines

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Etymology

Origin of deep web

First recorded in 2000–05