web address
noun
URL.
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Origin of web address
First recorded in 1990–95
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From his office computer in California, he went to deepseek.com—the same web address his friend in China had used—pasted in the rebuttal, and asked the bot to verify each claim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
A good sign is if it the web address ends with .pharmacy.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Warning signs include the absence of the prefix “https” or a locked padlock symbol in the web address, plus poor website designs.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
One web address, npc.ai, was sold for $250,000 this year, while another, service.ai, went for $127,500, according to one report.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2023
I quickly type in the web address for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms that’s listed on the board.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Epik offered one such service, alongside its role as a domain registrar, selling the right to use a particular Web address.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
The site cannot be found through a Google search and can be reached only by users who know its exact, algorithm-generated Web address and are using special software that connects to the Tor network.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2016
The little padlock next to a Web address indicates the connection is encrypted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2015
The exploit is particularly damaging because the Web address continues to be endorsed by lists of reputable journals such as Web of Science, curated by Thomson Reuters.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 19, 2015
As soon as it does, I type in the Web address, not even bothering to check my e-mail first.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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