website
Americannoun
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websites
plural
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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TFG said its brands' stores are operating as normal but some website capabilities may be unavailable, adding "we apologise for any disruption and will provide additional updates to our customers as appropriate".
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
He began his second term as president with an approval rating of just over 50%, according to polling resource website Silver Bulletin, but it quickly fell into the 40s.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Federal medical privacy laws generally prohibit institutions from sharing patient information, and the center's website says it requires callers to provide a code determined by the patient.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The ETF’s biggest sector exposure is to financials, with a weighting of 38.3% as recently as Friday, according to fund data on BlackRock’s website.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
Then she lowers the screen and I look away, and we both pretend we haven’t seen the website she was just looking at.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
The latter websites take a fee from the companies wanting the work done.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Citing Anthropic, the police department said the AI agent had been running a test that involved interactions with randomly selected websites, when it sent the fake tip.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
According to Anthropic's account, as relayed by police, the model was running a test that involved interacting with randomly selected websites when it reached the site and filed false information about an unsolved murder.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
On one hand, people can use AI to build websites or find activities to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Children’s Aid Society and the New York Foundling Hospital have websites with links to resources and information about historical records and archives.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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