Web are the word

The coming of the digital age happened so quickly that English barely had time to react. English users had to invent or adapt new terms for an entire area of knowledge that sprang into being almost from nowhere.

In the ensuing confusion, many terms have not been standardized, and there are many spelling variants for certain terms. Website is one such term.

• Is website one word?
• It website capitalized?

When languages evolve so quickly, dictionaries, style guides, and other language authorities can lag behind common usage. The words used by the majority of English users might not reflect the prescribed usage in these books.

As we will see, that is where we stand with website.

What is the Difference Between Website and Web Site?

In this article, I will compare website vs. web site and out which term is the better choice for your writing.

After that, I will show you a helpful memory tool that you can use as a reminder of whether to use web site or website when you are writing about online content.

When to Use Website

Is website one word? The word website is a noun. A website is a page or collection of pages on the Internet.

These days, most companies, governments, and organizations have websites. Even individual people have their own website sometimes, in addition to pages on social media websites like Facebook and Twitter.

Here are some usages of website in a sentence,

• The company’s new website features sunny pictures of the main building and pictures of workers smiling in hard hats and safety goggles on the shop floor.
• For more information, call us at the number on your screen or visit our website.
• Facebook is testing a new tool designed to help media companies sell video advertising on their own websites, apps and other digital properties in a more automated fashion, the company said Tuesday. –The Wall Street Journal

When to Use Web Site

Is web site two words? The term web site is an alternative form of website. It means the same thing as its single-word counterpart, and, up until recently, it was used almost often as website.

Some writers and style guides capitalize both forms, as well, forming Website and Web site.

• Log on to our Web site for more information.

This is clearly a dated spelling.

Having this many options leads to unnecessary confusion. The following chart shows the usage of all four variants in English: web site vs. website vs. Web site vs. Website.

As you can see, the term is fairly new, only gaining prominence around the 1990s, coinciding with the Internet boom. The capitalized two-word form Web site was the first-word to gain widespread use and was the dominant spelling until it began to drop in popularity in the early-2000s.

Given the short history of this term and the incomplete nature of the data, this chart should not be considered scientifically accurate or exhaustive. It doesn’t take into account website or blog themselves, as it only looks at books being published.

Given the continued surge of website, it is almost certain that the one-word, un-capitalized website is going to quickly and completely outpace Web site.

Trick to Remember the Difference

Although Web site is used with approximate frequency as website (in books at least), it is clearly a dated spelling that is destined to die out with the continued proliferation of the Internet.

Many style manuals, The Chicago Manual of Style, The AP Stylebook, and Garner’s Modern English Usage, all recommend website, while popular dictionaries are still split on the spelling.

Since the word is so new, it isn’t surprising that multiple spellings exist because writers haven’t yet consolidated around a single, standard spelling. After all, this word was basically nonexistent 25 years ago.

Since website and webpage are each spelled as a single word with no capitalization, you can use the similarity between these terms as a reminder that website is the correct spelling variant here.

Summary

Is it website or web site? Website, website, Web site, and website are all variants of the same noun, which means a page on the Internet.

Until recently, Web site has been the preferred spelling—by a large margin (in books). This preference seem to be waning, however, and website appears to have taken over as the predominant spelling in the last 10 years.

These days, most stylebooks recommend website.

сеть, паутина, ткань, стержень, перемычка, заманивать в сеть, заманивать в сети

существительное ↓

глагол

- оплетать паутиной; плести паутину
- опутывать паутиной лжи и т. п.; заманивать в сети, вовлекать, втягивать

Словосочетания

web thinning of drill — подточка перемычки сверла  
web of intrigue — хитросплетения интриги  
pack / tissue / web of lies — паутина лжи  
a spider makes / spins / weaves a web — паук плетёт паутину  
spider’s web — паутина  
to surf the Net / Internet / Web — бродить по сети  
web viewer — стробоскоп для просмотра оттисков во время печати  
spider web — паучья сеть  
to spin / weave a web — плести паутину  
web of little roads — сеть мелких дорог  

Примеры с переводом

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Возможные однокоренные слова

Формы слова

noun
ед. ч.(singular): web
мн. ч.(plural): webs

We are the world

1)
A network
is an intricately connected system of objects or people. Networks are
all around us, even inside us. Your own nervous system and
cardiovascular system are networks.

Computers
and computer networks have changed the way we do almost everything –
the way we teach, learn, do research, access or share information,
communicate with each other, and even the way we entertain ourselves.
A computer network consists of two or more computing devices (often
called nodes) interconnected by means of some medium capable of
transmitting data that allows the computers to communicate with each
other in order to provide a variety of services to users.

2)
In
the very early days, computer networks were relatively small, and
computer or modem vendors tended to develop proprietary protocols
that allowed their machines to communicate with each other, but not
necessarily with those made by others. This created the need to
interconnect two or more compatible or incompatible networks together
to create an Internet, or a network of networks. In the mid1970s,
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol) was
developed and became the main communication protocol. Today, TCP/IP
is the defacto standard and is available for almost all computers.
When sending a file from one machine to another, TCP breaks it into a
number of data packets, which also include other information such as
the type of packet, source, and destination addresses. IP then takes
over, routing those packets from the source to the destination, where
TCP takes over and reassembles them into the original file.

3)
Networks
that span a local area such as one or more neighboring buildings are
called local-area
networks,
or LANs. Ethernet is by far the most widely used LAN technology
today. LANs
make it possible for businesses that use computer technology to
share, efficiently, such items as files and printers, and to make
possible communications such as e-mail.

As
computer use in businesses grew, it soon became apparent that even
LANs were not sufficient. In a LAN system, each department, or
business was a kind of electronic island. What was needed was a way
for information to move efficiently and quickly from one business to
another. The solution was the creation of metropolitan-area
networks
(MANs) and
wide-area
networks
(WANs). Generally,
a MAN spans a larger geographic area than a LAN, but a smaller
geographic area than a WAN.
Because
WANs connected user networks over a large geographical area, they
made it possible for businesses to communicate with each other across
great distances. As a result of being networked or connected,
computers, printers, and other devices on a WAN could communicate
with each other to share information and resources, as well as to
access the Internet. Some common WAN technologies are: modems, ISDN
(Integrated Services Digital Network), ADSL (Asymmetric Digital
Subscriber Line), Frame Relay, ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode), The
T (US) and E (Europe) Carrier Series: T1, E1, T3, E3, etc., SONET
(Synchronous Optical Network)

LANs,
MANs and WANs have always had one thing in common, though, and that
is the use of the term bandwidth
to describe their capabilities. Bandwidth is the measure of how much
information can flow from one place to another in a given amount of
time.

4)
Client/server
and peer-to-peer
are phrases used to describe networks with different types of
hierarchy and access control. Client/server computing describes
distributed network systems in which transaction responsibilities are
divided into two parts: client (front end) and server (back end).
Peer-to-peer computing calls for each network device to run both
client and server portions of an application.

During
your study of networking, you will hear references to the word
medium.
(Note: The plural form of medium is media.) In networking, a medium
is a material through which data packets travel. It could be any of
the following materials:

• telephone
  wires

• Category
  5 UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) (used for Ethernet)

• coaxial
  cables (used for cable TV)

• optical
  fibers (thin glass fibers that carry light)

• atmosphere
  (carries radio waves, microwaves, and light).

(From
Cisco
Networking Academy)

Task
4.
Answer these questions about the text.

1. Using
   computers as stand-alone devices is ineffective for businesses,
   isn’t it? Why?

2. What
   does a data packet include?

3. What
   are LANs designed for?

4. What
   is the difference between client/server computing and peer-to-peer
   computing?

5. What
   are the media types used in networking?

Task
5.
Decide if the statement is true, false or there is no
information

in
the text.

1. Computer
   networks appeared because people wanted something more quick and
   efficient than a conventional postal service.

2. TCP/IP
   was developed in 1980s.

3. A
   peer-to-peer network does not have any dedicated servers or
   hierarchy among its computers.

4. Routers
   make logical decisions regarding the best path for the delivery of
   data.

Task
6.
Using the paragraph number references given, look back in the text
and find words that have a similar meaning to.

1)
environment (1)

2)
sender address (2)

3)
finding a path (2)

4)
covers (3)

5)
move (4)

Task
7. Choose
the correct words.

1.
ADSL is more commonly known as __________.

A.
longband B. broadband C. wideband

2.
Broadband Internet connection is much faster than _________.

A.
dial-in B. dial-through C. dial-up

3.
Each time you want to connect to the network, you have to enter a
log-in name and a __________.

A.
security word B. safe word C. password

4.
With dial-up, you can usually choose a ________ tariff.

A.
pay-as-you-go B. pay-what-you-want C. pay-if-you-like

5.
Some broadband contracts limit the amount of _________ you can have
each month.

A.
pages B. traffic C. use

6.
Looking at web pages can be called «navigating the Web» but
is more commonly called ________.

A.
«surfing the net» B. «skiing the net» C.
«swimming the net»

7.
When your computer is not connected to the Internet, it is ________.

A.
out of line B. offline C. off the line

8.
An unexpected disconnection from the Internet is called a __________.

A.
lost connection B. missed connection C. dropped connection

9.
A file which is copied from the Internet onto your computer is called
_____.

A.
an upload B. a download C. a load

10.
The word “blog” which means “online journal” originates from
_______.

A.
“block” B. “web log” C. “best log”

11.
The word “spam” originates from _________.

A.
“spice and ham” B. “spend and have” C. “spoiled ham”

Task
8.
Match the network topologies with their descriptions.

Bus
/ Ethernet Star Switched Ring

1)
In this configuration, the central computer performs all processing
and control functions. All access devices are linked directly to the
central computer. The configuration has two major limitations. First
of all, the remote devices are unable to communicate directly.
Instead, they must communicate via the central computer only.
Secondly, the network is very susceptible to failure, either in the
central computer or the transmission links.

2)
The central device, which could be a telephone exchange, is used to
connect different devices on the network directly. Once the link is
established, the two devices communicate as though they were directly
linked without interference from any other device. At the end of the
session, the connection is closed, freeing capacity for other users
and allowing access to other devices. Multiple switches can be used
to create alternative transmission routes.

3)
Each device is attached to a network shaped as a continuous loop.
Data proceeds in only one direction and at a constant speed round the
loop. Devices may send information only when they are in control of
the ‘token’. The token is a package of data which indicates which
device has control. The receiving device picks up the token, then
clears it for another’s use once it has received the message. Only
one device may send data at any given moment, and each device must be
working for the network to function.

4)
This network consists of one piece of cable terminated at each end to
which all devices are connected. In such a network, each device is
able to broadcast a message when it has detected silence for a fixed
period of time. All devices receive the broadcast and determine from
the content of the message whether it was intended for them. The only
problem occurs when two devices try to send at the same time. When a
sending device detects another’s transmission, it aborts its own.

Task
9.
Read the text and choose the correct words.

What’s
the difference between the Web and the Internet?

Some
people think that the Internet and the Web are the same thing, but in
fact they are different. The Internet (often called simply «the
net») is a global (1)
network/ net
of interconnected computers. These computers communicate with each
other (2)
over / through
existing telecommunications networks – principally, the telephone
system. The Word Wide Web (usually known as just «the Web»)
is the billions of web pages that are stored on large computers
called web (3)
servers / services.

To
(4)
see / access
the web, you may need a computer and a modem. You then connect over
your telephone line to an Internet Service (5)
Port / Provider
(ISP), which sends your request to view a particular web page to the
correct web server.

Websites
are not the only service available on the Internet. It is also used
for many other functions, including sending and receiving e-mail, and
connecting to newsgroups and (6)
discussion / talking
groups.

You
could say that the Internet is a system of roads, and web pages and
e-mails are types of traffic that travel on those roads.

Task
10.
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. You may change
some words slightly. Consult the Appendix for confusable words.

describe,
proscribe, inscribe, prescribe

1.
The name of the National hero was _______ on the memorial plaque.

2.
The medicine was made as the doctor had _______.

3.
The word alphanumeric
is used to _______data that contains numbers and letters.

4.
Bringing food and drinks into computer laboratories is strictly
__________.

export,
deport, report, import

5.
Oil and gas are the main _______ of Russia.

6.
The notorious spy was _______ from the country.

7.
If there is an attempt of an unauthorised access, the security system
________ to an administrator.

8.
DTP software can ________ text and graphics from another application.

express,
oppress, impress, depress

9.
He was really _______ by his failure in the exam.

10.
I must _______ my thanks for your help.

11.
I was hoping to _______ my new boss with my computer skills.

12.
The rural poor were _______ by the land-owners.

Writing
and Translation

Task
11. Make the written translation into Russian (3,000 characters).

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