Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

webroot

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: we-b-root
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The topmost directory in which the files making up a web site are located on a web server.

Etymology

From Web + root.

Inflected Forms

webroots (plural)

Synonyms

docroot

Questions

What does webroot mean?: The topmost directory in which the files making up a web site are located on a web server.
Where does webroot come from?: From Web + root.

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