website

noun

web·​site ˈweb-ˌsīt 

variants or Web site or less commonly web site

plural websites or Web sites also web sites

: a group of World Wide Web pages usually containing hyperlinks to each other and made available online by an individual, company, educational institution, government, or organization

… call our toll-free number or visit our website.

—advertisement in The New York Times Magazine

… the NHL's official Web site will be enhanced with what the league promises will be a much greater search capacity and a larger statistical database.

—Sports Illustrated

also : a service or business that operates via a particular website

I figured if I could get a website to take a chance on somebody who only had print experience, but had connections and was really good at writing and reporting, then I would be set.

—Dara Prant

The Ankeny-based software engineer created Vaccine Hunter, a website that aggregates available vaccine appointments at hundreds of vaccine providers across the state and publishes them automatically online.

—Michaela Ramm

Examples of website in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure encrypts data sent between a user and a website and is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the HTTP bit at the start of a website address, which forms the standard and insecure method of sending information across the internet. —Davey Winder, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024

To find the full list of previous Powerball winners, click the link to the lottery's website. —Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024

This major case targeted the $31 billion portion of Google’s business that matches website publishers with advertisers, and went to trial this fall. —Brian Fung, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [e-mail]; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106. —Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1993, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

website

noun

web·​site

ˈweb-ˌsīt

: a group of World Wide Web pages usually containing links to each other and made available online by an individual, company, or organization