website
Americannoun
noun
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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The model, called HappyHorse 1.0, has ranked No. 1 on third-party website Artificial Analysis’ text-to-video leaderboard since it was released earlier this month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
On its website, Healthdaq said it works with a range of government and public health bodies internationally, including ones in Canada, Australia and in the Middle East, as well as NHS organisations in England.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“The rate of unruly-passenger incidents steadily dropped by over 80% since record highs in early 2021, but recent increases show there remains more work to do,” the FAA says on its website.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
After South Korea's BTS announced two coming concert dates in Paris, searches for hotels in the French capital soared by 590 percent, according to the Hotels.com website.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
I opened the Harvard website on my phone and searched for Professor Thomas’s name.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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