open-web

[ o-puhn-web ]

adjective

1. having a web of zigzag or crisscross lacing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of open-web¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

For many, the spirit of the open Web was personal sharing: pictures of friends, funny videos, witty tweets.

From The Daily Beast

This too is a threat to Google, whose business was created in a world where people surfed an open Web via desktop and laptop PCs.

From The Daily Beast

By an open-web girder, the speaker means a girder which has a lower and upper chord connected by verticals.

From Project Gutenberg