website
Americannoun
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websites
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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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London South Bank University said it regularly reviews content on its website to ensure it is helpful and accurate.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Protein is in everything at this point. Chips, even water. So we asked ourselves: what’s next? The answer is peptides,” the company said on its website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
We were print people, gradually adjusting to a new way of publishing, and the notion of a website that would be continually updated throughout the day was unimaginable to us.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2026
According to her website, the #acotar hashtag has received billions of views on TikTok, while her books have sold more than 70 million English-language copies worldwide.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
But she was usually busy working on her website, Dishing with Deirdre.
From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene
The BBC's analysis found most university websites did not give worked examples, and most also referred to DfE, Student Loans Company or Student Finance England information whether they did or not.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
So what about the testimonials that mosquito repellent patch brands boast on their websites?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
That study found that traditional Google search results were likelier to return popular websites or those associated with government or educational institutions, while AI searches tended to return content owned by Google and niche websites.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The High Court of Australia will sit on Tuesday and Wednesday as Reddit, one of the most popular websites in the world, argues the laws are misguided and should be overturned.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
One of the websites I was looking at had a quote from a letter she wrote to her mentor.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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