website
Americannoun
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websites
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noun
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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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Example Sentences
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EBay is banning the sale of air bags and air-bag parts on its website, beginning next month, following multiple reports of fatalities involving components believed to be counterfeit and installed in used cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
They added that buyers can find their listings on Compass’s website, as well as on Redfin RKT — another real-estate portal and brokerage.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
“You taught so many lessons on how to be uniquely oneself. I am grateful for your art, your heart, your generosity, your humor, your entrepreneurship,” Beyoncé wrote on her website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
A website listing a bunch of places to submit puzzles to pops up.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Normally, those retailers have products including hats, golf polos and shirts on their websites.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Visitors are advised to check museum websites for updates on any disruption.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Enthusiastic message boards, blogs dedicated to any niche you could find in any hobby, news and culture websites as renowned for sharp commenters as their stable of writers.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
BBC Scotland News has been unable to contact the operators of the gambling websites.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
As any modern parent knows, the baby-naming industry is booming, as evidenced by a proliferation of books, websites, and baby-name consultants.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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