websites
English meaning: Websites
Definition
A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.
Example
“She designs websites for small local businesses.”
Another example: “Many news websites now charge a subscription fee.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural noun (of 'website') for collections of linked web pages under one domain; an everyday modern term in digital, business and media contexts. Note it can be written as one word or, formerly, as 'web sites'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
A compound of 'web' (from World Wide Web) and 'site' (Latin 'situs', a location), coined in the mid-1990s with the spread of the internet.
Synonyms
- sites
- webpages
- portals
Related Words
Common Collocations
- popular websites
- build websites
- visit websites
- official websites
- social media websites
- design websites
Word Forms
website (sing.); websites (pl.)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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