the Web
noun [S] /web/Definition
A2 the system of connected documents on the internet: Jane's been surfing the Web all morning.Internet terminology and abbreviations
(Definition of the Web noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bookmark noun (COMPUTING)
- bookmark verb
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