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World Wide Web

[wurld wahyd web] / ˈwɜrld ˌwaɪd ˈwɛb /
NOUN
major computer network
Synonyms
WEAK
Internet WWW cyberspace hypertext documents information server information superhighway net the Net web

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As bleak, frightening and all-around life-ruining as the internet has proven itself to be, there was a time not long ago when the World Wide Web felt like a portal, not a black hole.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

The World Wide Web emerged just as the Soviet Union was collapsing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Mainframe computers were disrupted by PCs, which were disrupted by the World Wide Web, which was disrupted by smartphones.

From Barron's • Oct. 14, 2025

"If it's smarter than you, then we have to keep it contained," warned Tim Berners Lee, creator of the World Wide Web, talking to the BBC earlier this month.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

This railroad turned out to be the protocols I mentioned above—the language of the Internet and World Wide Web.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman