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website

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

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 British  
/ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt /

noun

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

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website Scientific  
/ wĕbsīt′ /
  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.


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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And there'll be full coverage, including a comprehensive live page, on the BBC News Website.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Website building company Wix and customer-relationship platform HubSpot are two companies squarely in the “hit by AI” camp.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Website: The website for this campaign, kahllidforschoolboard.com, appears to be inactive.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2024

The product will exclusively be available at Walmart, though it's currently sold out on the official Website.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2024

There are firms, for example, that post new songs on the Web and then collect and analyze the ratings of anyone who visits the Website and listens to the music.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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