What does WWW stand for, and what does it mean?
WWW is an abbreviation for "World Wide Web" and is a so-called "hypertext system". The WWW hypertext system is delivered via the internet.
In fact, the term "Internet" is most often incorrectly used as a synonym for "World Wide Web". However, the two things are technically not the same.
What is WWW?
At its most basic level, WWW / World Wide Web is a collection of websites/web pages stored on web servers and connected to local computers via the internet. To use the World Wide Web and access the web pages on it, a web browser is required, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
When was WWW invented?
British scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 while working at CERN. It was originally conceived and created to automate the sharing of information and knowledge between scientists across universities and institutes around the world.
Who owns WWW?
No company or individual owns the World Wide Web. The original inventors of the internet, including Tim Berners-Lee, wished for WWW to be freely available to everyone without any restrictions. A consortium was therefore established, called the "World Wide Web Consortium" / "W3C", which still exists to this day and ensures that guidelines for web standards are kept up to date, among other things.
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