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WWW¹

  • /ˈdʌ.bəl.juː ˈdʌ.bəl.juː ˈdʌ.bəl.juː/ US, UK
  • /ˈdʌ.bjə ˈdʌ.bjə ˈdʌ.bjə/ Southern US
  • /ˈdʌb ˈdʌb ˈdʌb/ US, New Zealand
  • [dʌ.ɥʊ̆.dʌ.ɥʊ̆.dʌ.bˡju] UK

proper noun

  1. Internet, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of World Wide Web
  2. Internet, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of World Wide Web Consortium

www²

proper noun

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: web, vmm, sss, hss, http, internet, authenticate, argentine, site, worm, online, net, cyberspace, infobahn, cybernet, webspace

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name World Wide Web (abbreviation)

中文萬維網 /万维网 wànwéiwǎng
PortuguêsWWW
FrançaisWWW

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"www." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/www. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

www. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/www

Chicago

"www." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/www.

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@misc{www_2026,
  title = {www},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/www},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}