web·site
or
Web site
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s
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KEY
NOUN:
- 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.
Usage Note:
The transition from
World Wide Web site to
Web site to
website seems to have progressed as rapidly as the technology itself. The development of
website as a single uncapitalized word mirrors the development of other technological expressions which have tended to evolve into unhyphenated forms as they become more familiar. Thus
email has recently been gaining ground over the forms
E-mail and
e-mail, especially in texts that are more technologically oriented. Similarly, there has been an increasing preference for closed forms like
homepage, online, and
printout.
