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dark web

American

[dahrk web] / ˈdɑrk ˈwɛb /

Or 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.

Etymology

Origin of dark web

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

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Officials allege scammers purchased identifying information for people who live outside California on the dark web and enrolled them in Covered California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“I know my information is on the dark web, and I have taken steps to be cautious.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I know my information is on the dark web, and I have taken steps to be cautious.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"I had never used the dark web before. But I was thinking to myself, I just have to see if my records are there."

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

Of course, in some corners of the dark web, she was better known as UKFlamethrower1999 or DundeeDeathMonger707, but mostly she was just Char, as the girls in the boarding house called her.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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