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Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

The surface Web, also called the visible Web, is the portion of the Web that is freely available to the general public.

OBS

surface Web; visible Web; indexable Web; indexed Web : The Translation Bureau recommends in its revised 2013 Linguistic Recommendation that "Web" be capitalized when it is used as a noun meaning the "World Wide Web. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

Web de surface; Web surfacique; Web visible; Web indexable : Le Bureau de la traduction préconise dans sa Recommandation linguistique révisée en 2013 la majuscule initiale lorsque «Web» est employé en tant que nom.

Spanish

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