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  1. World Wide Web - Wikipedia

    The World Wide Web (also known as WWW, W3, or simply the Web[1]) is an information system that enables content sharing over the Internet through user-friendly ways meant to appeal to users …

  2. A short history of the Web - CERN

    Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated …

  3. What is the world wide web? - BBC Bitesize

    The world wide web (‘www’ or ‘web’ for short) is a collection of webpages found on this global network of computers. Your web browser uses the internet to access the world wide web.

  4. Definition of World Wide Web | PCMag

    (2) (World Wide Web) An Internet-based system that enables an individual or company to publish itself to the world, except in countries that prohibit the free interchange of information.

  5. On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web

    Aug 6, 2024 · Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), used that forum to announce to the world his new initiative, writing, “The …

  6. World Wide Web: Definition, history and facts

    Mar 31, 2022 · Before the invention of the World Wide Web (WWW), the earliest internet users were mainly researchers and military personnel. The network was complicated and, although it was …

  7. The World Wide Web - PBS

    Berners-Lee's vision of a global web of linked information was soon dubbed the World Wide Web. In 1992, Berners Lee designed a World Wide Web browser and distributed it for free.

  8. History of the World Wide Web - Wikipedia

    The World Wide Web ("WWW", "W3" or simply "the Web") is a global information medium that users can access via computers connected to the Internet. The term is often used as a synonym for the …

  9. World Wide Web Timeline - Pew Research Center

    Mar 11, 2014 · Since its founding in 1989, the World Wide Web has touched the lives of billions of people around the world and fundamentally changed how we connect with others, the nature of our …

  10. The World Wide Web became available to the broader ... - NPR

    On April 30, 1993, the World Wide Web was released into the public domain. It revolutionized the internet and allowed users to create websites filled with graphics, audio and hyperlinks.