dark web

or dark Web, Dark Web

noun

the portion of the Internet that is intentionally hidden from search engines, uses masked IP addresses, and is accessible only with a special web browser: part of the deep web.

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Nearby words

dark of the moon, dark reaction, dark slide, dark star, dark tourism, dark web, dark-adapted eye, dark-eyed junco, dark-field, dark-field illumination, dark-field microscope

Origin of dark web

First recorded in 2000–05

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