website

or web site,

[ web-sahyt ]

noun

, Digital Technology.

1. a connected group of pages on the World Wide Web regarded as a single entity, usually maintained by one person or organization and devoted to a single topic or several closely related topics.

website

/ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt /

noun

1. a group of connected pages on the World Wide Web containing information on a particular subject

website

/ wĕb′sīt′ /

1. A set of interconnected webpages, usually including a homepage, generally located on the same server, and prepared and maintained as a collection of information by a person, group, or organization.

Word History and Origins

Origin of website¹

1990–95

Example Sentences

They have delivered more than 10 million pounds of food to those in need countywide, according to the rescue group’s website.

From Washington Post

Plus, SEOs have been complaining for a while that SERP features like rich snippets encourage searchers to stay on Google instead of clicking through to websites.

From Search Engine Land

The company went from a little-known website to a platform dubbed “the nearest thing China has to YouTube.”

From Quartz

Agendas have only been posted in English so far on the commission’s website.

From Voice of San Diego

This will help you attract local traffic and make your website more search-friendly.

From Search Engine Watch

Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?

From The Daily Beast

The website, which as of now consists of just a homepage stating general principles, is indivisible.us.

From The Daily Beast

She has had clients from all over the world, including Ireland and India, who are drawn to her via word of mouth and her website.

From The Daily Beast

Nervous fans can keep a vigilant eye on it via a webcam hosted on the town website that offers 24-hour goat viewing.

From The Daily Beast

As reparation, the court ordered $563 to be paid out to Yang and required the clinic to post an apology on its website.

From The Daily Beast

These links function correctly whether the books are read online, or installed on a local drive or a website.

From Project Gutenberg

A suitable font was developed by Paul Morrow and can be downloaded from his website.

From Project Gutenberg

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