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web diving

web diving noun: the act of viewing the less known parts of the Internet. In contrast to web surfing which refers to the casual viewing of mainstream web sites, web diving describes viewing uncommon web sites by following successive hyperlinks. Thus "diving" to the deeper parts of the web.

Noun

web diving (uncountable)

  1. The act of viewing the less known parts of the Internet. In contrast to web surfing which refers to the casual viewing of mainstream web sites, web diving describes viewing uncommon web sites by following successive hyperlinks. Thus "diving" to the deeper parts of the web.

Questions about web diving

What does web diving mean?
Web diving means the act of viewing the less known parts of the Internet. In contrast to web surfing which refers to the casual viewing of mainstream web sites, web diving describes viewing uncommon web sites by following successive hyperlinks. Thus "diving" to the deeper parts of the web.
What part of speech is web diving?
Web diving is a noun.

Words near web diving in the dictionary

  1. web developers
  2. web development
  3. web devs
  4. web diver
  5. web divers
  6. web diving
  7. web drama
  8. web dramas
  9. web feed
  10. web feeds
  11. web form

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