A web page from Wikipedia displayed in Google Chrome 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 through user-friendly ways meant to appeal to users beyond IT specialists and hobbyists. [2] It allows documents and other web resources to be accessed over the Internet according to specific rules of the ...
World Wide Web, the leading information retrieval service of the Internet (the worldwide computer network). The Web gives users access to a vast array of content that is connected by means of hyperlinks, electronic connections that link related pieces of information.
The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.
Short for World Wide Web, WWW, W3, or web is a graphical interface for the Internet that was introduced to the public on August 6, 1991, by Tim Berners-Lee. A few days later on August 23, 1991, it was available to everyone.
In 2009, Sir Tim co-founded the World Wide Web Foundation with Rosemary Leith. The Web Foundation is fighting for the web we want: a web that is safe, empowering and for everyone. Please do explore our site and our work. We hope you’ll be inspired by our vision and decide to take action.