website
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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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Computer Science and Technology - Introductory
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 7
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It paid $8 million for the chain according to Fat Brands’ restructuring website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Its website, external said any person could make a request to call in a planning or related application for consideration but it "does not mean it will be refused".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The Brooklyn show was his 25th after he discovered them in the late ‘90s from a recommendation on the Get Up Kids’ website.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"I perceived our relationship as a working one," he wrote in an op-ed for the Militarny website.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
A website listing a bunch of places to submit puzzles to pops up.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
It is a popular area with British families for its sandy beaches, and Villa Francisca, a two-bedroom villa, is described on booking websites as "an ideal choice for a family holiday in the sun".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Lores was brought in at PayPal after the company’s namesake checkout button, which lets customers pay on a range of websites, posted weak growth to end 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Recruiting websites listed Kusturica as a five-star prospect and college basketball analysts at Field of 64 and other outlets project Kusturica could be a top-five 2028 NBA draft pick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Numerous wedding websites also recommend shopping for gently used formalwear on sites like Poshmark or Depop — which can also be more eco-friendly than buying new clothes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Last night, I read on 1 of my favorite websites a moving post about a dog that needs a home.”
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
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