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A form of World Wide Web — Usually preceded by the: all of the hypertext documents (web pages) on the Internet collectively, which are (1) stored in various inter-hyperlinked computers around the world, and (2) retrieved typically by means of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or (currently more often) its secure version (HTTPS), among others.

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Meanings

www1

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of WWW when used as a high-level qualifier in a website address

WWW2

proper noun
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of World Wide Web.
  2. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of World Wide Web Consortium.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncomputer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

Similar
World Wide Webweb
Broader
computer network
Also see
webworld wide web

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 萬維網 /万维网
  • 萬維網 /万维网 (wànwéiwǎng)World Wide Web (abbreviation)
Esperanto TTT
  • TTTWorld Wide Web (abbreviation)
Finnish www
  • wwwWorld Wide Web (abbreviation)
French WWW
  • WWWWorld Wide Web (abbreviation)
Indonesian WWW
  • WWWWorld Wide Web (abbreviation)
Latin TTT
  • TTTWorld Wide Web (abbreviation)
Māori TAW (Tukutuku Ao Whānui)
  • TAW (Tukutuku Ao Whānui)World Wide Web (abbreviation)
Polish WWW
  • WWWWorld Wide Web (abbreviation)
Portuguese WWW
  • WWWWorld Wide Web (abbreviation)
Cite this entry
APA

www. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/www

MLA

“www.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/www. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “www,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/www.

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