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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 using a graphical user interface. [2]

  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. World Wide Web: Definition, history and facts - Live Science

    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 …

  4. A History of the World Wide Web From 1989 to the Present Day - MUO

    Apr 13, 2023 · The World Wide Web is a collection of billions of interlinked websites accessible on the global computer network known as the internet. Wide area networking (WANs) predated the World …

  5. Origin of the Internet: Who Invented the World Wide Web?

    May 31, 2025 · Many people believe the WWW and the internet are the same things, but in reality, that is not true. The term World Wide Web describes the most common means of accessing data online …

  6. The World Wide Web - CMU School of Computer Science

    The World Wide Web (the Web) is a collection of programs and computer systems that let people publish words, pictures, sounds, video, and computer data to be used by other people. The Web is …

  7. 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.

  8. The World Wide Web Turns 30: A History of the Internet Technology

    Apr 30, 2023 · Everything on the web, every time you’ve typed “www.” into a browser—or even used a browser—traces back to April 30, 1993. Read our visual history of the web since then.

  9. The story of the World Wide Web - Deccan Herald

    Jul 31, 2025 · The World Wide Web is just one way to use the internet, like a magical library that lets you hop from one book to another just by clicking your mouse.

  10. The World Wide Web: A global information space - Science Museum

    Nov 14, 2018 · The web became available for universal use on 30 April 1993, when CERN published a statement making the World Wide Web available on a royalty-free basis. It has now become a truly …