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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.

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.

Etymology

Origin of website

1990–95

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From BBC

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