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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To celebrate Mother’s Day, the Trump administration launched the website moms.gov, presenting it as an effort to provide resources for new and expectant mothers.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Illicit operators moved in to exploit the demand and used bots to book tests on the official website and resell them.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
A photo on the Sinoguards website shows dozens of assault rifles stored aboard one such vessel.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
On its website, Westfield Mall of the Netherlands announced "that the introduction of Swatch in collaboration with Audemars Piguet will NOT go ahead. The store will remain closed this weekend".
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
“I’ve got a website and social media campaign, and we did a booth at the Harvest Festival last weekend. My friends and I might even get a news guy to cover it.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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