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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Follow live text commentary plus TV and radio coverage on the BBC Sport website and app.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
A Kars4Kids spokesperson said that the company’s website clearly states its Jewish affiliation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The median household net worth for Americans in their early 30s, including home equity, is about $96,200, according to an analysis of 2022 Federal Reserve data, adjusted to 2025 dollars, by the investing website DQYDJ.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
The businessman, better known as Jho Low, is formally seeking a "pardon after completion of sentence", according to the US Department of Justice website.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
I put some stuff about nuisance animals on the website, mostly links to animal welfare organizations’ pages about how these predators are an essential part of the ecosystem and better ways to manage wildlife-human encounters.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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