Dark Web

English

Alternative forms

  • dark web

Proper noun

the Dark Web

  1. (computing, Internet) The portion of the Deep Web hosted on darknets (“restricted networks”).
    “Silk Road” was an underground website active on the Dark Web.
  2. (computing, Internet, proscribed) The Deep Web.

Usage notes

The Dark Web is only a small part of the Deep Web (“non-searchable web”). The two terms are often confused.

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