Meanings
alternative Web1 · alternative web 1.0
- InternetretronymThe first generation of the World Wide Web, characterized by separate static websites rather than continually-updated weblogs and social networking tools.
The relationship of Web 1.0 to the Web of tomorrow is roughly the equivalence of Pong to The Matrix.
1999, Darcy DiNucci, “Fragmented Future”, in Print, volume 53, number 4, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2011, page 2201 more example
The original internet boom of the late 1990s, what you might think of as web 1.0, was a time of great stock-market valuations that created a few enduring companies and a lot of dead dot-coms.
2022 May 5, Farhad Manjoo, “What Is Happening to the People Falling for Crypto and NFTs”, in The New York Times, →ISSNSynonyms: Old Web
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe first generation of the World Wide Web, characterized by separate static websites rather than continually-updated weblogs and social networking tools.
Origin
To contrast with Web 2.0.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese Web 1.0 (wep¹ jat¹ dim² ling⁴)
- Web 1.0 (wep¹ jat¹ dim² ling⁴)first generation of the WWW
Chinese Mandarin Web 1.0 (Web yī diǎn líng)
- Web 1.0 (Web yī diǎn líng)first generation of the WWW
Finnish Web 1.0
- Web 1.0first generation of the WWW
German Web 1.0
- Web 1.0first generation of the WWW
Polish Web 1.0
- Web 1.0first generation of the WWW
Cite this entry
Web 1.0. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Web%201.0
“Web 1.0.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Web%201.0. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Web 1.0,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Web%201.0.
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