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web       [web] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, webbed, web·bing.
–noun
1.something formed by or as if by weaving or interweaving.
2.a thin, silken material spun by spiders and the larvae of some insects, as the webworms and tent caterpillars; cobweb.
3.Textiles.
a.a woven fabric, esp. a whole piece of cloth in the course of being woven or after it comes from the loom.
b.the flat woven strip, without pile, often found at one or both ends of an Oriental rug.
4.something resembling woven material, esp. something having an interlaced or latticelike appearance: He looked up at the web of branches of the old tree.
5.an intricate set or pattern of circumstances, facts, etc.: The thief was convicted by a web of evidence. Who can understand the web of life?
6.something that snares or entangles; a trap: innocent travelers caught in the web of international terrorism.
7.webbing.
8.Zoology. a membrane that connects the digits of an animal, as the toes of aquatic birds.
9.Ornithology.
a.the series of barbs on each side of the shaft of a feather.
b.the series on both sides, collectively.
10.an integral or separate part of a beam, rail, truss, or the like, that forms a continuous, flat, narrow, rigid connection between two stronger, broader parallel parts, as the flanges of a structural shape, the head and foot of a rail, or the upper and lower chords of a truss.
11.Machinery. an arm of a crank, usually one of a pair, holding one end of a crankpin at its outer end.
12.Architecture. (in a vault) any surface framed by ribbing.
13.a large roll of paper, as for continuous feeding of a web press.
14.a network of interlinked stations, services, communications, etc., covering a region or country.
15.Informal. a network of radio or television broadcasting stations.
16.(usually initial capital letter) Computers. World Wide Web.
–verb (used with object)
17.to cover with or as if with a web; envelop.
18.to ensnare or entrap.
–verb (used without object)
19.to make or form a web.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME (n.), OE; c. D, LG webbe, ON vefr; akin to weave]

—Related forms
webless, adjective
weblike, adjective

—Synonyms 5. network, tissue, tangle, maze.
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web       (wěb)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A woven fabric, especially one on a loom or just removed from it.
    2. The structural part of cloth.
  2. A latticed or woven structure: A web of palm branches formed the roof of the hut.
  3. A structure of delicate, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders or certain insect larvae.
  4. Something intricately contrived, especially something that ensnares or entangles: caught in a web of lies.
  5. A complex, interconnected structure or arrangement: a web of telephone wires.
  6. often Web The World Wide Web.
  7. A radio or television network.
  8. A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes, as of certain amphibians, birds, and mammals.
  9. The barbs on each side of the shaft of a bird's feather; a vane.
  10. Baseball A piece of leather or leather mesh that fills the space between the thumb and forefinger of a baseball glove. Also called trap1, webbing.
  11. Architecture A space or compartment between the ribs or groins of a vault. Also called cell.
  12. A metal sheet or plate connecting the heavier sections, ribs, or flanges of a structural element.
  13. A thin metal plate or strip, as the bit of a key or the blade of a saw.
  14. A large continuous roll of paper, such as newsprint, either in the process of manufacture or as it is fed into a web press.

tr.v.   webbed, web·bing, webs
  1. To provide with a web.
  2. To cover or envelop with a web.
  3. To ensnare in a web.


[Middle English, from Old English; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: The word Web is usually capitalized when referring to the World Wide Web: Many sites on the Web have information about used cars. In this use, however, the word is increasingly found lowercase, and this usage may become dominant. See Usage Note at website.

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web 
O.E. webb "woven fabric," from P.Gmc. *wabjan (cf. O.S. webbi, O.N. vefr, Du. webbe, O.H.G. weppi, Ger. gewebe "web"), from PIE *webh- (related to O.E. wefan; see weave). Meaning "spider's web" is first recorded c.1220. Applied to the membranes between the toes of ducks and other aquatic birds from 1576. Internet sense (usually capitalized) is from 1994, shortened from World Wide Web (1990); Website is also from 1994.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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web

noun
1. an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn" 
2. an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim 
3. the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft [syn: vane] 
4. an interconnected system of things or people; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" [syn: network] 
5. computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol [syn: World Wide Web] 
6. a fabric (especially a fabric in the process of being woven) 
7. membrane connecting the toes of some aquatic birds and mammals 

verb
1. construct or form a web, as if by weaving 

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web       (wěb)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A structure of fine, elastic, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders to catch insect prey. The larvae of certain insects also weave webs that serve as protective shelters for feeding and may include leaves or other plant parts.
  2. A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes in certain animals, especially ones that swim, such as water birds and otters. The web improves the ability of the foot to push against water.
  3. also Web The World Wide Web.

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Web

See Internet.


[Chapter:] Technology


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web (wěb)
n.

  1. A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes, as of certain mammals.
  2. A structure of delicate, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders.

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Main Entry: web
Pronunciation: 'web
Function: noun
: a tissue or membrane of an animal or plant; especially : that uniting fingers or toeseither at their bases (as in humans) or for a greater part of their length (as in many waterbirds) —webbed /'webd/ adjective

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WEB language
Donald Knuth's self-documenting literate programming, with algorithms and documentation intermixed in one file. They can be separated using Weave and Tangle. Versions exist for Pascal and C. Spiderweb can be used to create versions for other languages. FunnelWeb is a production-quality literate-programming tool.
(ftp://princeton.edu/), (ftp://labrea.stanford.edu/).
["Literate Programming", D.E. Knuth, Computer J 27(2):97-111, May 1984].
(1996-05-10)

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Web World-Wide Web
"The Web" is the World-Wide Web. "A web" is part of it on some specific website.
(1996-05-10)

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Web

Abb\ ([a^]b), n. [AS. [=a]web, [=a]b; pref. a- + web. See Web.] Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.

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Web

Weave\, v. t. [imp. Wove; p. p. Woven, Wove; p. pr. & vb. n. Weaving. The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved, is rarely used.] [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v["a]fva, Dan. v[ae]ve, Gr. ?, v., ? web, Skr. ?r?av[=a]bhi spider, lit., wool weaver. Cf. Waper, Waffle, Web, Weevil, Weft, Woof.]

1. To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a manner as to form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as, to weave wool, silk, etc.; hence, to unite by close connection or intermixture; to unite intimately.

This weaves itself, perforce, into my business. --Shak.

That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk To deck her sons. --Milton.

And for these words, thus woven into song. --Byron.

2. To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to compose, as a texture of any kind, by putting together textile materials; as, to weave broadcloth; to weave a carpet; hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate; as, to weave the plot of a story.

When she weaved the sleided silk. --Shak.

Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. --Ld. Lytton.

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Web

Web\, n. [OE. webbe, AS. webba. See Weave.] A weaver. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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