website
Americannoun
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.
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Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 7
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Example Sentences
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Follow live text updates and in-play video clips on the website and app.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
At a Friday meeting, the board voted to pull back on the plan, and the links that explained it — which appeared on the UC website late last week — have been removed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“This historic act of generosity will give millions of low- and middle-income children an even stronger shot at achieving the American Dream,” the White House said on its website about the accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
“We will email you once it ships,” ADI Predictstreet’s website initially told him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
"Maybe you stole the slippers just so you could write a killer story about it for your website!"
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
Within days, a number of food and lifestyle websites had published euphoric stories about Lamb’s discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Hill is known for offering brisk, up-to-date reports out of each branch of government in Washington, and is often linked to on other websites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Numerous wedding websites also recommend shopping for gently used formalwear on sites like Poshmark or Depop — which can also be more eco-friendly than buying new clothes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
They also pointed to guidance on their websites which said customers had to follow local laws.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
"I'm almost done," I said, bookmarking the websites I'd been browsing.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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