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website

website

1.2
A group of web pages under one web address you can visit online
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/
  • Texting
translation icon : sitio web
  • To find more information about the event, visit the organization's website.
  • visit the website
  • access to the website
  • password for the website

The style trial website was not as friendly.

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Examples

  • OK, I'm looking at the website BBC News.

  • The Microsoft Office website has tips on how to add feeds to Outlook.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Just go to their website and look at their platform.

  • You know, this looks very different from the website.

  • You can check out my website.

  • Well, from the seller's website, this is what it says.

  • Access the patient association websites listed in Resources at the end of this article.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You can find me on my website at bonnietoy.com.

  • And a good place to start is the website of PRB.

  • They get like 10,000 visitors to their website every day.

Synonyms

site
vswebsite
  • Texting
1.6

A group of web pages on the internet run by a person or organization

has identical meaning but uses a different label
internet site
vswebsite
  • Texting
10 1.6

A place on the internet with web pages under one address

describes the same collection but with less focus on accessibility

How Big

platform
  • Specialized
278 4.9
portal
  • Texting
58 4.0
website
  • Texting
1.2
home page
  • Texting
27 2.3

Surface Forms

website singular
websites plural

Morphology

website = web + site (transparent) = web + site

The meaning is directly derived from 'web' and 'site', referring to a location on the internet.

Etymology

Website is a modern word made from web and site. The web part makes you think of a spider's web or a connected 'net', and site means 'place', so a website is a 'place' on the web where a group of pages is found.