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Situs interretialis, vulgo situs tantum, est pagina interretialis
This definition confuses a website with a single web page. Standard references distinguish a web page from a website, which is generally a collection or set of related web pages/resources under one domain.
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The article's lead defines a website as a single web page ("pagina interretialis"). Authoritative web references distinguish those two terms.
- MDN separately defines a web page as "A document that can be displayed in a web browser" and a website as "A collection of web pages grouped together into a single resource," later phrased as "a collection of linked web pages (plus their associated resources) that share a unique domain name."
- Section508.gov says websites function through "a collection of interconnected web pages" and explicitly states that "A website ... consists of many web pages linked together under a common domain name."
- NIST's glossary defines a website as "A set of related web pages that are prepared and maintained as a collection in support of a single purpose."
So the problem is not merely wording style: the sentence collapses two different concepts. A web page is one document/page; a website is the broader site/collection that contains one or more pages and related resources. That makes the quoted definition inaccurate as a general definition of "website."
3 sources
- Browsing the web - Learn web development | MDN
MDN distinguishes the terms: "Web page — A document that can be displayed in a web browser" and "Website — A collection of web pages grouped together into a single resource..." It also says, "A website is a collection of linked web pages (plus their associated resources) that share a unique domain name."
- Web Content Overview | Section508.gov
Section508.gov says, "Websites, viewed through web browsers, function as a primary method for sharing online information and services through a collection of interconnected web pages" and "A website ... consists of many web pages linked together under a common domain name."
- Website - Glossary | CSRC
NIST defines a website as: "A set of related web pages that are prepared and maintained as a collection in support of a single purpose."