Meanings
- InternetThe second generation of the World Wide Web, especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content, social networking, and online collaboration.
The first glimmerings of Web 2.0 are beginning to appear, and we are just starting to see how that embryo might develop.
1999, Darcy DiNucci, “Fragmented Future”, in Print, volume 53, number 4, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2011, page 2201 more example
Web 2.0 was the logical consequence of the Internet going mainstream, weaving itself into everyday life and presenting new opportunities as millions of people rushed online.
2014, Astra Taylor, The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age, Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN
Origin
Web and a version number (as used in software). Coined by Darcy DiNucci in 1999.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese Web 2.0 (wep¹ ji⁶ dim² ling⁴)
- Web 2.0 (wep¹ ji⁶ dim² ling⁴)second generation of the WWW
Chinese Mandarin Web 2.0 (Web èr diǎn líng)
- Web 2.0 (Web èr diǎn líng)second generation of the WWW
Finnish Web 2.0
- Web 2.0second generation of the WWW
German Web 2.0
- Web 2.0second generation of the WWW
Polish Web 2.0
- Web 2.0second generation of the WWW
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Web 2.0
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Web 2.0. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Web%202.0
“Web 2.0.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Web%202.0. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Web 2.0,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Web%202.0.
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