the World Wide Web

noun

: the part of the Internet that can be looked at with a special program (called a browser) and that is made up of many documents which are linked together

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In 1993, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced that the World Wide Web, which was invented at CERN four years earlier by Tim Berners-Lee, was free for anyone to use, and released its source code to the public domain. — Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026

For the World Wide Web’s 20th anniversary, former Times staff writer Salvador Rodriguez wrote about the site’s history and how it was originally designed for universities to share research. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026

Honoring Technologies That Reshape Civilization Past laureates include Sir Tim Berners-Lee for the invention of the World Wide Web, part of the foundational layer of today’s global digital economy. — Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2026

For example, the World Wide Web was first established at CERN as a tool to help scientists share data across their institutions. — Mariangela Lisanti, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for the World Wide Web

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