Deep Web
The portion of the World Wide Web that is not indexed by conventional search engines.
Proper noun
- The portion of the World Wide Web that is not indexed by conventional search engines.
- In contrast, most data in the deep Web are structured data records stored in backend database systems and there are usually no hyperlinks among these data records. Due to the existence of extensive links among Web pages...
Synonyms: Deep Net Invisible Web Hidden Web
Antonyms: Surface Web visible Web Clear Net Indexed Web
- The Dark Web (the part of the Web only accessible via restricted networks).
Synonyms: Dark Web
Origin
Coined by American web scientist Michael K. Bergman in 2001.