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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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 7
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Spanish fact-checking website Maldita said before 30 July, when the influx began, messages circulated on Moroccan social media encouraging people to attempt the crossing, after a June ruling by Spain's Supreme Court.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Department of State also did not immediately update on its website the name change for the body of water.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
"Manus has formally resumed independent operations," the company said in a statement posted to its website.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
They also bombarded the CFPB’s website with complaints, which included accounts of how Bilt’s AI support system gave information that was “completely wrong” and “demonstrably … false.”
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Only then do I notice a small picture of a lighthouse that matches the one I saw on their website.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Bass has more than 30 endorsements from unions across the region while Raman now has five, according to the candidates’ websites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
App developers who kick back as much as 30% of their mobile revenue to Apple can now dodge such payments by charging via their own websites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Normally, those retailers have products including hats, golf polos and shirts on their websites.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
At the risk of dating myself even more than I already have, I had a few websites that I visited daily from the family room of my suburban home.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
So can I. I remember the toll-free number from every infomercial, and the mailing addresses and websites, too.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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