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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=1992 (Merriam-Webster)}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈweb.saɪt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a compound of [[web]], in the sense of the World Wide Web, and [[site]].^(Etymonline)^(Chambers 2008) It is also written web site and Web site.^(Etymonline)^(AHD 2000)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A location on the World Wide Web: 1994 in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) or 1992 as Merriam-Webster's first known use.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word names a group of connected pages, usually under one address and kept by one person or organization.^(Chambers 2008)^(AHD 2000) Merriam-Webster gives ''websites'' and ''Web sites'' as plurals and notes ''web site'' as less common,^(MWU 2024) and Chambers and the American Heritage Dictionary record both the one-word and the two-word spelling.^(Chambers 2008)^(AHD 2000)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1992 – first known use in Merriam-Webster.^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1994 – first date in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A set of connected [[web page|alt=web pages]] on the [[World Wide Web]], usually with a [[homepage]] and kept by one person or organization.^(AHD 2000)^(Chambers 2008)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[intersite]]

+ * [[web]]

+ * [[site]]

+ * [[internet]]

+ * [[webpage]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}