website
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Etymology
Origin of website
1990–95
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Explanation
A collection of online documents or resources is a website. Looking for a great website to help you increase your word knowledge? We recommend Vocabulary.com. Whenever you use the internet, you visit websites, whether they're a single page or a complex assortment of content and pages. Popular websites provide information, discussion forums, videos, shopping, and much more. We visit websites to get the weather report, buy plane tickets, listen to music, check school calendars, and post vacation photos. Website was first used in 1994, not long after the invention of the World Wide Web in 1990.
Vocabulary lists containing website
Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Computer Science and Technology - Middle School
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 7
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Adams’ books have also been advertised for sale on FLAG’s Facebook page, with links going directly to Adams’ personal website for the books rather than FLAG’s shopify page.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
But, when Ohlerking, who is blind, logged on to the prescribed website with the help of his friend Jennifer Stadnik, they were met with a nonfunctioning blank white screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In 2012, he walked to Everest base camp and, instead of returning to Kathmandu as planned, he decided to learn how to climb "for real", according to his website.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Wilson’s review went so viral it crashed the London Review of Books website for a few hours on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“The website hasn’t been updated recently. She’s not in jail anymore.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Some rely on AI to generate realistic-looking attorney photos and websites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Thomas also uses cashback websites to get money back on things she has bought, which she says is "brilliant for hotels or travel".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Several websites sell them for as little as £12, while the cost of some official Premier League strips start at £85.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The company makes deals with product suppliers looking for in-program exposure, supplies the on-air talent that does the pitching with the network’s hosts and builds the websites that handle the transactions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
There are websites that mention a handful of names—usually just the “top players”—but none with year-by-year lists of who was on the team.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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