web diving

noun

The act of viewing the less known parts of the Internet. In contrast to web surfing which refers to the casual viewing of mainstream web sites, web diving describes viewing uncommon web sites by following successive hyperlinks. Thus "diving" to the deeper parts of the web.

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nounweb diving (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of viewing the less known parts of the Internet. In contrast to web surfing which refers to the casual viewing of mainstream web sites, web diving describes viewing uncommon web sites by following successive hyperlinks. Thus "diving" to the deeper parts of the web.
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