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Website vs. Web site

Website

/ˈwebsaɪt/

A set of related web pages located under a single domain name, accessed through a web browser

Examples:

This website is easy to use.I visit this website every day for news.

Synonyms:

This word has no synonyms

Antonyms:

This word has no antonyms

Web site

/ˈwɛb ˌsaɪt/

A set of related web pages located under a single domain name, typically produced by a single person or organization

Examples:

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

This word has no antonyms

Ways to tell them apart:

"Website" is often considered the more modern and preferred spelling.
"Web site" was more commonly used in older texts and resources.
Both terms refer to the same thing but are stylistically different.
Remember that site is a place, virtual or physical, helping you remember website as the digital space.
Consider website as a one-word evolution similar to e-mail evolving to email.

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