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website

American  
[web-sahyt] / ˈwɛbˌsaɪt /
Also Website, or web site,

noun

Digital Technology.

  1. a connected group of pages on the World Wide Web regarded as a single entity, usually maintained by one person or organization and devoted to a single topic or several closely related topics.

website British  
/ ˈwɛbˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. a group of connected pages on the World Wide Web containing information on a particular subject

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website Scientific  
/ wĕb′sīt′ /

  1. A set of interconnected webpages, usually including a homepage, generally located on the same server, and prepared and maintained as a collection of information by a person, group, or organization.

Etymology

Origin of website

1990–95

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The Devon Wildlife Trust has advice on its website for how to make your garden or outside area more hedgehog friendly.

From BBC

The main customers for their soap are businesses, either for washrooms or corporate gifts, but it is also sold to the public online through Amplify's website.

From BBC

According to the aerodrome's website, the site was originally built to be an US naval base during World War Two.

From BBC

Border Patrol provides little information about its use of license plate readers on its website.

From Los Angeles Times

The law is "not the final word" but rather a "decisive starting point", Vietnam-based LNT & Partners law firm said in an analysis on its website.

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