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web-based

British  

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or using the World Wide Web

    web-based applications

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“You can create an income stream working with the help of a financial adviser, or you can use web-based services to create a custom paycheck. And the industry is trying to provide more choice.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

The brilliantly passive-aggressive faux talk show “Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis” was web-based, but that’s defined as TV in my dictionary.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

The web-based calculator was developed by PhD student Antoine Creon and is intended to support clinical decision-making in routine care.

From Science Daily Feb. 5, 2026

From Fortune 500 CEOs to college dropouts, everyone had a web-based business idea.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 18, 2025

His address was easy to find— I Googled him and found www.shipwellconsulting.co.uk, the site where he advertises “a range of consultancy, cloud- and web-based services for business and nonprofit organizations.”

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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