website
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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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Blackstock is still listed as the company’s owner on its website, while his partner, Jones, is named as the managing director.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
But the Nauru Soccer Federation now has a real website, where it outlines its plans and also sells a national team shirt to raise funds to grow the game.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
A complete list of recalled items can be found on the FDA website here and the Taylor Farms website here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Umpires under the age of 40 entered Monday having been overturned 50.1% of the time when challenged, according to data from TapToChallenge, a website created by a data analyst in Texas that tracks ABS statistics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Their website said you could send a letter to request assistance.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
Another 830 websites in Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and the Dominican Republic were also taken down.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The company makes deals with product suppliers looking for in-program exposure, supplies the on-air talent that does the pitching with the network’s hosts and builds the websites that handle the transactions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
There are many websites out there where, if you so desire, you can hone your skills.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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
My work account was rigged so that I couldn’t browse outside websites, but I’d hacked my visor to allow me to listen to music or stream movies off my hard drive while I took calls.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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