"Web" meaning in English

See Web in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wɛb/ Forms: the Web [canonical]
Rhymes: -ɛb Etymology: Ellipsis of World Wide Web. Etymology templates: {{ellipsis|en|World Wide Web}} Ellipsis of World Wide Web Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=the Web}} the Web
  1. The World Wide Web. Synonyms: web Hyponyms: Web 1.0, Web 2.0, Web 3.0 Derived forms: Web browser, Weblog, Web page, Web site
    Sense id: en-Web-en-name-y9PosvTk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Web meaning in English (1.5kB)

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