Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deep web

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
deep- web
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Dark Web (the part of the Web only accessible via restricted networks).

name

Alternative letter-case form of Deep Web.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by American web scientist Michael K. Bergman in 2001.

Inflected Forms

the Deep Web (canonical) deep-web (alternative)

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Questions

What does deep web mean?
The portion of the World Wide Web that is not indexed by conventional search engines.
Where does deep web come from?
Coined by American web scientist Michael K. Bergman in 2001.

How to pronounce deep web

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