"Dark Web" meaning in English

See Dark Web in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Dark Web [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Dark Web}} the Dark Web
  1. (Internet) The portion of the Deep Web hosted on darknets (“restricted networks”). Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-Dark_Web-en-name-mN2Y04Fn
  2. (Internet, proscribed) The Deep Web. Tags: Internet, proscribed Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: dark web Holonyms: Deep Web Derived forms: intellectual dark web Related terms: darknet, Deep Web Translations (portion of the Deep Web): 暗網網絡 (Chinese Mandarin), 暗网网络 (ànwǎng wǎngluò) (Chinese Mandarin), pimeä verkko (Finnish), ダークウェブ (dāku webu) (Japanese), Dark Web [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Dark_Web-en-name-neY3oebr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'portion of the Deep Web': 42 58

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Dark Web meaning in English (2.5kB)

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