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WEB SITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
Example:
the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers
Synonyms:
internet site; site; web site; website
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("web site" is a kind of...):
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "web site"):
chat room; chatroom (a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic))
portal; portal site (a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet)
