Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Internet)The portion of the World Wide Web that is not indexed by conventional search engines.

  2. (Internet, proscribed)The Dark Web (the part of the Web only accessible via restricted networks).

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Paul should never go to the deep web.

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  2. Claudio bought weed on the deep web.

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  3. The deep web is actually extremely boring and uninteresting.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

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

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

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Forms

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Deep NetInvisible WebHidden WebDark Web

Antonyms

4 antonyms
Surface Webvisible WebClear NetIndexed Web

Word family

1 related words
Relateddarknet

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
deepB2deependeepfakedeeplyA2
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