website
Americannoun
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.
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Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 7
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“You should apply if you want to build yourself up while also building a startup society that bootstraps other startup societies,” its website said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Adams’ books have also been advertised for sale on FLAG’s Facebook page, with links going directly to Adams’ personal website for the books rather than FLAG’s shopify page.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Her official website initially named 34 cities, including Lagos, Johannesburg and Cape Town, where she would be performing, but by Friday, an updated list was published without the Nigerian city.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The State Bar of California said all immigrants seeking representation should ensure the contact information for any lawyer matches what is on its website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“I respectfully ask the website Dat Cloud to remove ‘On the Come Up’ from their catalog.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Some rely on AI to generate realistic-looking attorney photos and websites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Then with the rise of online dating in the 2000s, millions of people began meeting through websites and, later, dating apps.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Did the AI models hack other websites or individuals?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Thomas also uses cashback websites to get money back on things she has bought, which she says is "brilliant for hotels or travel".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
My work account was rigged so that I couldn’t browse outside websites, but I’d hacked my visor to allow me to listen to music or stream movies off my hard drive while I took calls.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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