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website

American  
[web-sahyt] / ˈwɛbˌsaɪt /
Also Website, or web site,

noun

Digital Technology.
  • websites
    plural
  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 British  
/ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

website Scientific  
/ 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.


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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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That would allow an attacker to steal information or launch a cyberattack on anyone visiting a hacked website.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The Netherlands' cyber-security agency says it is taking its own website offline due to the vulnerabilities identified.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Additional information about the program is available at the National Cancer Institute website.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

The MAX 10 lists maximum seats of 230, compared with 172 for the MAX 7, with the MAX 8 and the MAX 9 between the two, according to Boeing's website.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

I email her agent and check the California prison website.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Muse has also been blocked by dozens of websites, including Amazon.com, limiting its utility in carrying out shopping and other tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

In France, local government websites, including one for Paris police, have been inaccessible since Wednesday afternoon at the request of the French National Cybersecurity Agency, the interior ministry said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

PHP sits underneath popular web design platforms, so the weaknesses potentially affect a vast range of websites, from online stores and news outlets to government services.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The websites are publicly available and people will select women and make contact usually through the website, WhatsApp or Telegram.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

My parents kept it in the den, as my mother had read about predators posing as kids in chat rooms and wanted to monitor the websites Richie and I used.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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