World Wide Web
[ wurld-wahyd web ]
/ ˈwɜrld ˌwaɪd ˈwɛb /
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noun
Usually the World Wide Web (except when used before a noun). a system of extensively interlinked hypertext documents: a branch of the internet. Abbreviation: WWW
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Origin of World Wide Web
First recorded in 1990–95
historical usage of World Wide Web
See internet.
Words nearby World Wide Web
World War I, World War II, World War III, world-weary, worldwide, World Wide Web, worm, wormcast, worm conveyor, worm drive, worm-eaten
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British Dictionary definitions for World Wide Web
World Wide Web
noun
computing a vast network of linked hypertext files, stored on computers throughout the world, that can provide a computer user with information on a huge variety of subjectsAbbreviation: WWW
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Scientific definitions for World Wide Web
World Wide Web
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The complete set of electronic documents stored on computers that are connected over the Internet and are made available by the protocol known as HTTP. The World Wide Web makes up a large part of the Internet. See more at Internet.
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Cultural definitions for World Wide Web
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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