website
Americannoun
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websites
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of website
1990–95
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Explanation
A collection of online documents or resources is a website. Looking for a great website to help you increase your word knowledge? We recommend Vocabulary.com. Whenever you use the internet, you visit websites, whether they're a single page or a complex assortment of content and pages. Popular websites provide information, discussion forums, videos, shopping, and much more. We visit websites to get the weather report, buy plane tickets, listen to music, check school calendars, and post vacation photos. Website was first used in 1994, not long after the invention of the World Wide Web in 1990.
Vocabulary lists containing website
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 7
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Example Sentences
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The club website says that the cubes make a "priceless memento of iconic games played at home and keeps the memories of matchdays alive".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Dodgers traded three prospects for Tarik Skubal, the best player available at the trade deadline, and the league website nonetheless ranks the Dodgers’ farm system as the best in all the land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The full lineup is released weeks in advance on their website.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
An OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government-services website in June, according to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
"I wanted to take a photo of the slippers for my website because they were so awesome looking and special," Deirdre explained.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
AI agents linked to OpenAI attempted to hack into university and government websites to gather data without being prompted to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It’s like running things through a couple of times, trying to look them up on different websites and trying to schedule legal appointments with them.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
Along with checking online ratings and websites, you can also ask roofers to provide references in your neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Gemini found "public information online and guessed credentials to access websites it thought were part of the test", a Google official told the BBC, noting that in each instance "the model stopped".
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
As any modern parent knows, the baby-naming industry is booming, as evidenced by a proliferation of books, websites, and baby-name consultants.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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