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noun \ˈblȯg, ˈbläg\

Definition of blog

1 computers : a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer; also : the contents of such a site
2 : a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors a technology blog

blog

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blogger

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blogging

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bloggy

play \ˈblȯ-gē, ˈblä-\ adjective,

bloggier

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bloggiest

… traditional media are trying to adapt to a bloggier, more opinionated age … — James Poniewozik

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Recent Examples of blog from the Web

He’ll be joined by anthropologist and fellow writer Ruth Behar, who was born in Havana and grew up in New York and created the Bridges to Cuba blog, which collects and shares stories of the country.

— connie ogle, miamiherald, "To tell more ‘authentic stories’ of Cuba, 10 writers will tour the island with a poet," 19 July 2017
Since then, the website for Fox News host Sean Hannity bashed O’Donnell in a blog post, while conservative users continued their attacks on social media.

— nick romano, EW.com, "Rosie O'Donnell under attack for promoting Push Trump Off a Cliff game," 19 July 2017
Besides functioning as a way to publicly demonstrate that these companies are using cutting-edge tech, these research blogs also function as recruiting tools for machine-learning specialists.

— jonathan vanian, Fortune, "Apple Just Got More Public About Its Artificial Intelligence Plans," 19 July 2017
BoiseDev, an online development blog written by former KTVB employee Don Day, first reported the plan to put a WinCo in Linder Village.

— sven berg, idahostatesman, "Who’s headed to planned Meridian shopping center? WinCo? Costco?," 13 July 2017
Bauer wrote in a follow-up analysis posted in the national-security blog Just Security.

— cristian farias, Daily Intelligencer, "Don Jr. Won’t Be Charged With ‘Collusion,’ But the Trump Team Could Be in Big Legal Trouble," 11 July 2017
But the blog, The Search for the Zone, is actually real—a vintage '90s website run by Hastings and someone called Heinrich Viegel.

— matt miller, Esquire, "That Blog From Twin Peaks Is Real and Could Contain a Major Secret," 10 July 2017
David West, Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston are too old (at least for the target demographic of this blog post).

— jeremy woo, SI.com, "The most relatable player in the NBA is Klay Thompson (in China)," 6 July 2017
The university invited people to share their memories of Clark-Decès in a blog intended to honor her life and legacy.

— julie shaw, Philly.com, "Princeton professor dies in accidental fall in India," 5 July 2017

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Origin and Etymology of blog

short for Weblog

NEW! Time Traveler

First Known Use: 1999

See Words from the same year

Other Telecommunications Terms

Ethernet, intercept

BLOG Defined for English Language Learners

blog

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noun

Definition of blog for English Language Learners

: a Web site on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities, and experiences; also : the things that a person writes on such a Web site