Web
Encyclopedia
Biology
- Spider webSpider webA spider web, spiderweb, spider's web or cobweb is a device built by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets....
, a mesh built by a spider, composed of spider silk and usually used for trapping prey - Interdigital webbingInterdigital webbingInterdigital webbing is the presence of membranes of skin between the digits. Normally in mammals, webbing is present in the embryo but resorbed later in development, but in various mammal species it occasionally persists in adulthood...
, skin membranes between the digits of semiaquatic mamma
Computing
- World Wide WebWorld Wide WebThe World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
or "the Web", a hypertext system that operates over the Internet- Web 2.0Web 2.0The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...
, a perceived transition of the Web from a collection of Web sites to a full-fledged computing platform serving Web applications - World Wide Web ConferenceWorld Wide Web ConferenceThe International World Wide Web Conference is a yearly international academic conference on the topic of the future direction of the World Wide Web...
(WWW), a yearly international academic conference on the topic of the future direction of the World Wide Web - World Wide Web ConsortiumWorld Wide Web ConsortiumThe World Wide Web Consortium is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web .Founded and headed by Tim Berners-Lee, the consortium is made up of member organizations which maintain full-time staff for the purpose of working together in the development of standards for the...
, also known as W3C and W3.org, the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web - WorldWideWebWorldWideWebWorldWideWeb, later renamed to Nexus to avoid confusion between the software and the World Wide Web, was the first web browser and editor. When it was written, WorldWideWeb was the only way to view the Web....
, the first web browser and editor - Web.comWeb.comWeb.com, Inc , formerly Interland , was a provider of websites and web services to small businesses and consumers, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Web.com's services included do-it-yourself and professional website design, web hosting, e-commerce, web marketing, and e-mail...
, a public company that offers websites and other services for small businesses and consumers - Webs (web hosting), a website which allows users to create free websites
- Web 2.0
- WEBWEBWEB is a computer programming system created by Donald E. Knuth as the first implementation of what he called "literate programming": the idea that one could create software as works of literature, by embedding source code inside descriptive text, rather than the reverse , in an order that is...
, a computer programming system created by Donald Knuth to implement literate programming- WorldElectronicBroadcast.com (WEB), THE OFFICIAL HOME PAGE OF THE WEB™, Your single access point for everything the web can deliver
Publications
- The Web (comics)WEB (comics)The Web is a team of superpowered agents published under DC Comics Impact Comics line. The team is based on Archie Comics old superhero, The Web.Created by Len Strazewski and Tom Artis, its first appearance was in The Web #1 September 1991 .-Members:...
, a comic book character - Web (novel)Web (Novel)Web is a science fiction novel written by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. The novel was published by the estate of John Wyndham in 1979, ten years after his death.-Plot summary:...
by John Wyndham, posthumously published novel set on an island populated by spiders - World English BibleWorld English BibleThe World English Bible is a public domain translation of the Bible that is currently in draft form. Work on the World English Bible began in 1997 and was known as the American Standard Version 1997...
(WEB), a public domain translation of the Bible - The Web (series)The Web (Series)The Web is a series of 12 books for young adults, novellas about the internet of the future, edited by Simon Spanton, written by well-known science fiction and fantasy authors like Stephen Baxter, Stephen Bowkett, Eric Brown, Pat Cadigan, Maggie Furey, Peter F...
, a series of science fiction stories - "The Web", a publication by MarillionMarillionMarillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979. Their recorded studio output comprises sixteen albums generally regarded in two distinct eras, delineated by the departure of original vocalist & frontman Fish in late 1988, and the subsequent arrival of replacement Steve...
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Television, radio and film
- The Web (film)The Web (film)The Web is a black-and-white 1947 thriller film starring Vincent Price. The film, directed by Michael Gordon, is considered film noir. It also features amongst its cast the science fiction/horror writer Fritz Leiber as Leopold Kroner.-Plot:...
, a film noir - The Web (TV series)The Web (TV series)The Web is an American dramatic anthology series that aired live on CBS for four seasons from July 11, 1950 to September 26, 1954. The series was also revived briefly by NBC in the summer durning 1957...
, a mystery/suspense anthology series - Web (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Webs (film)Webs (film)Webs is a 2003 science fiction and horror television film, produced by the Sci-Fi Channel, starring Richard Grieco and Kate Greenhouse. It was filmed in Toronto.-Plot:...
, a 2003 sci-fi movie - The Web ReBootReBootReBoot is a Canadian CGI-animated action-adventure cartoon series that originally aired from 1994 to 2001. It was produced by Vancouver-based production company Mainframe Entertainment, Alliance Communications, BLT Productions and created by Gavin Blair, Ian Pearson, Phil Mitchell and John Grace,...
, a form of space in the Reboot universe where concentrated, fragmented data gives home to dangerous creatures, storms, and causes degradation in those not of the Web - West End Broadcast (WeB FM), a radio station in Newcastle, England, that was a forerunner of NE1fmNE1fmNE1fm is an FM community radio station based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Having launched in 2007, the station broadcasts 24 hours a day on 102.5 FM, and online via its website...
- 'The Web' is an episode from the first season of the British science-fiction series 'Blake's 7Blake's 7Blake's 7 is a British science fiction television series produced by the BBC for its BBC1 channel. The series was created by Terry Nation, a prolific television writer and creator of the Daleks for the television series Doctor Who. Four series of Blake's 7 were produced and broadcast between 1978...
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Miscellaneous
- In mathematics, a linear system of divisorsLinear system of divisorsIn algebraic geometry, a linear system of divisors is an algebraic generalization of the geometric notion of a family of curves; the dimension of the linear system corresponds to the number of parameters of the family....
of dimension 3 - Offset printingOffset printingOffset printing is a commonly used printing technique in which the inked image is transferred from a plate to a rubber blanket, then to the printing surface...
web, a roll of paper is used, rather than individual pages - Steel I-beamI-beam-beams, also known as H-beams, W-beams , rolled steel joist , or double-T are beams with an - or H-shaped cross-section. The horizontal elements of the "" are flanges, while the vertical element is the web...
s or trussTrussIn architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes. External forces and reactions to those forces are considered to act only at the nodes and result in...
es are made with a web, centered between the top and bottom flange - Web EntertainmentWeb EntertainmentWeb Entertainment is a Detroit-based record label run by the Bass Brothers. It is best known for producing both of Eminem 's independent albums, Infinite and The Slim Shady EP demo, before he signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and also released The Slim Shady LP and currently Recovery...
, a record label - "The Web", a song from the album "Script for a Jester's TearScript for a Jester's TearScript for a Jester's Tear is the first album by the neo-progressive rock band Marillion, released in 1983. It reached number seven on the UK album chart and stayed on the chart for 31 weeks, the second longest chart residency of a Marillion album....
" by Marillion. - Web (manufacturing)Web (manufacturing)A web is a long, thin, and flexible material. Common webs include foil, metal, paper, textile, plastic, and wire. Common processes carried out on webs include coating, plating, and laminating....
continuous sheets of material passed over rollers - b:Nets, Webs and the Information Infrastructure
See also
- Webb (disambiguation)
- Webbing: WebbingWebbingWebbing is a strong fabric woven as a flat strip or tube of varying width and fibres often used in place of rope. The name webbing comes from the meshed material frequently used in its construction, which resembles a web...
(textile), Interdigital webbingInterdigital webbingInterdigital webbing is the presence of membranes of skin between the digits. Normally in mammals, webbing is present in the embryo but resorbed later in development, but in various mammal species it occasionally persists in adulthood...
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