Etymology

deep web

Today it means: The portion of the World Wide Web that is not indexed by conventional search engines. Full definition →

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Coined by American web scientist Michael K. Bergman in 2001.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2001 The portion of the World Wide Web that is not indexed by conventional search engines.

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