deep web

American  

[deep web] / ˈdip ˈwɛb /

Or Deep Web

noun

1. the portion of the internet that is hidden from conventional search engines, as by encryption; the aggregate of unindexed websites.

   private databases and other unlinked content on the deep web.

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deep Web British  

noun

1. computing the part of the World Wide Web not accessible through conventional search engines

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Etymology

Origin of deep web

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

But when his estranged mother, Bell, implores him to look into a Black sorority girl’s disappearance, he agrees, and stumbles into a deep web of local corruption.

From Los Angeles Times

EC Guard collects information from public sources, but has technology that can scour the deep web - websites invisible to conventional search engines - and dark web - encrypted cyberspace ripe for illicit activity - one of the people said.

From Reuters

Have you seen chatter about these trials on right-wing message boards and the deep web?

From Slate

My Map of the Internet includes the land of YouTube, the islands of Deep Web and Great Southern Land.

From The Guardian

Reichs has always been strong on plot, and this one has plenty of twists, as Brennan’s hunt for villains takes her from a dreamy ashram called Sparkling Waters to the darkest pockets of the deep web.

From New York Times