website

American  

[web-sahyt] / ˈwɛbˌsaɪt /

Also Website, or web site,

noun

Digital Technology.

1. a connected group of pages on the World Wide Web regarded as a single entity, usually maintained by one person or organization and devoted to a single topic or several closely related topics.

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website British  

/ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt /

noun

1. a group of connected pages on the World Wide Web containing information on a particular subject

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website Scientific  

/ wĕb′sīt′ /

1. A set of interconnected webpages, usually including a homepage, generally located on the same server, and prepared and maintained as a collection of information by a person, group, or organization.

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Etymology

Origin of website

1990–95

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Example Sentences

As of Monday morning, the Los Angeles coroner’s office hadn’t listed either victim on its website.

From Los Angeles Times

The president called the order “final and conclusive” but didn’t detail which legal authority would underpin the tariffs, and no executive actions on the matter were immediately posted on the White House website.

From The Wall Street Journal

However the advice, as ever, is to go straight to the website or app to make changes to passwords and add extra protection.

From BBC

La Plagne's official website prompts visitors wanting to ski off-piste, also known as backcountry skiing, to make sure they have read the Avalanche Risk Bulletin and to use an avalanche victim detector.

From BBC

The Adelaide Festival said it had "temporarily unpublished" the list of participants and events in Writers' Week while it works through changes to its website.

From Barron's

Related Words

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