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| blog |
a journal posted on a website that someone regularly write entries in. When people have a blog, they write about personal experiences or opinions, or about particular topics they have special knowledge of or are interested in. The word "blog" is a short form of "Web log." |
| cobweb |
a web spun by a spider, or a single piece of this web. [1/2 definitions] |
| home page |
the main page of a Web site. A home page often has a table of contents and links to other parts of the Web page. |
| html |
abbreviation of "hypertext markup language," a computer language used to create documents on the World Wide Web. |
| hypertext markup language |
a computer language used to create documents on the World Wide Web; html. |
| internet |
the world's largest computer network, which is made of millions of computers that are linked together. Some parts of the internet are the World Wide Web, electronic mail, and chat rooms. |
| news |
(used with a singular verb) a report of recent important events, read out on the television or radio, or printed in a newspaper, magazine, or Web site. |
| spin |
of a spider or insect, to make (a web or cocoon) using thread that comes from the body. [1/8 definitions] |
| URL |
the address of documents on the World Wide Web. "URL" is an abbreviation of "uniform resource locator." |
| weave |
When a spider weaves a web, it creates a web. [1/2 definitions] |
| web |
(sometimes capitalized) see "World Wide Web." [2/5 definitions] |
| webbed |
having or joined by a web. [2 definitions] |
| webfoot |
a foot with the toes connected by skin or a web. [1/2 definitions] |
| web page |
a document belonging to a website on the World Wide Web. |
| website |
a location on the World Wide Web. A website contains a home page and other pages that are linked to the home page. |
| World Wide Web |
a part of the Internet. The World Wide Web is made of documents called "pages" that are linked to each other. |
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