mobile web

American  

[moh-buhl web, moh-bil] / ˈmoʊ bəl ˈwɛb, ˈmoʊ bɪl /

Or mobile Web

noun

1. wireless internet access from a smartphone or other mobile device (often used attributively).

   to create apps for the mobile web;

   the mobile web version of our website.

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Etymology

Origin of mobile web

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Like tech entrepreneurs across China, Mr. Ma refocused on the mobile web and created Blued, a dating app for gay men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Google was able to conquer the desktop browsing market—baking Google Search into Chrome—but needed to strike deals with phone manufacturers in order to cement its search engine’s ubiquity on the mobile web.

From Slate • Oct. 25, 2023

The data also shows Parler had 1.25 million visits on desktop and mobile web in the month of September.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022

Instead of redirecting to mobile web browsers like Safari or Chrome, an in-app browser appears when users click on ads or links embedded within the profiles of other users.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Image: Twitter Although Twitter notes that the AMP allows for “fast-loading, beautiful, high-performing mobile web experiences,” the technology has proved controversial since Google introduced it in 2015.

From The Verge • Nov. 19, 2021