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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Example Sentences
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According to the fundraising website, Jeff Wilson was outside the couple’s home when he was suddenly attacked by a cinnamon bear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
On its website, it advertises an antidrone package that detects and classifies incoming drones through artificial intelligence and engages them if hooked up to the right air-defense system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Fold is calling for volunteers to help join the planting efforts on 13 October and more information on how to join is available on the charity's website.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration told airplane passengers to check its website for travel updates, telling AFP there is "always a chance for restrictions depending on the weather."
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
On one website, we find a list of supplies every dog walker should own: a spare leash, lots of baggies, and a reusable water bottle and plastic bowl to keep the dogs hydrated.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
In other instances, the AI agents showed "misalignment" in attempts to get at information from websites.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
It said there were now websites and phone apps, external drivers could use to check for the latest pump prices and where to find cheaper fuel.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The researchers hypothesize that the agents were using the tool to get around restrictions on their web browsing, for instance to access websites that have blocks against automated access.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It’s like running things through a couple of times, trying to look them up on different websites and trying to schedule legal appointments with them.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
In the spring of 1996, Quotesmith.com became the first of several websites that enabled a customer to compare, within seconds, the price of term life insurance sold by dozens of different companies.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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