website
Americannoun
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websites
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noun
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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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"While we look to establish the full circumstances of what happened, we would urge people not to speculate and avoid sharing rumours or misinformation," the force said in a statement published on its website.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
“These are the glory days,” said Sean Murray, chief editor of deBanked,in an April 2026 interview about the state of the MCA industry for the trade publication’s website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
The constitutional court's official website was not accessible on Friday evening.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The condition is named after Friedrich H. Lewy, the neurologist who discovered the brain abnormalities in the early 1900s, according to the Alzheimer’s Assn. website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
When I searched online for his name, I found a website with a list of public defenders.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
Last month brought news of exploitable bugs in PHP, the coding language of most websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Many are investing in their own websites and social media to attract direct bookings and avoid platform fees.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
An NHS England spokesperson said while "the majority" of GP practice websites were running as normal, some using Silicon Practice will be affected.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Canada, the U.K. and at least seven other countries took down government websites as a precaution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
He wondered whether employers could smell his America-pining on his breath, or sense how obsessively he still looked at the websites of American universities.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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