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web

noun web Rare

Origin: English loanword adopted into Italian unchanged.

Usage Note

Web is a masculine invariable noun in Italian: il web, del web. It is used interchangeably with la rete in informal contexts to mean the internet. The plural is also web (invariable). Common compounds include sito web ('website') and app web ('web app').

Examples

"Ho trovato le informazioni sul web."

Natural Translation

I found the information on the web.

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