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Index W
- waive
- warmist
- warranty
- wary of
- wave
- Web (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- whatsoever
- when and if
- whereas
- where … at
- whether
- which
- while
- whiskey
- whisky
- Whitehorse
- Whitehorser
- Whitehorsian
- who
- whom
- who’s
- whose (1)
- whose (2)
- wide
- widow
- widow of the late
- Winnipeg
- Winnipegger
- with a view to
- withhold from
- with reference to
- with regard to
- with the exception of
- woman
- worship
- would
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Web (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
[The same content is available in French in the article WEB (RECOMMANDATION LINGUISTIQUE DU BUREAU DE LA TRADUCTION).]
To standardize usage in the federal public service, the Translation Bureau makes the following recommendation.
How to Write web in English
Web used alone
Capitalize Web when it stands alone as a noun meaning the World Wide Web:
- watch a video on the Web
- search the Web
Note: As a noun, Web is preceded by the.
Compounds with web
Do not capitalize web when it is part of a compound, whether the compound is written as two words or one, with or without a hyphen:
- web page, web browser, web server
- web-based, web-enabled
- website, webinar, webcast, webmaster
Note: While our recommendation is consistent with recent Canadian and international usage, older spellings (e.g. Web page, Web-based) remain widespread (especially in the United States) and are not incorrect.
How to Write Web in French
Web used alone
Capitalize Web when it stands alone, as a noun. When used as a noun, Web is preceded by the article le or du and by the preposition dans or sur:
- naviguer sur le Web
- trouver une information dans le Web
- être un utilisateur du Web
Web used after a noun
Capitalize Web when it is placed after a noun as a modifier. It is always invariable—it does not agree in gender or number with the noun it modifies:
- un site Web
- un rédacteur Web
- des pages Web
- des contenus Web
Note: We recommend capitalizing Web in the above situations, although lower case is often seen:
- le web
- des sites web efficaces
Closed compounds with web
The word web may also be used as the first element in a closed compound. The compound word is written in lower case, without a hyphen, and is variable—compound nouns change their form in the plural; compounds used as adjectives agree with the noun they modify:
- la webdiffusion
- la webtélé
- une webcaméra
- un webinaire
- des webémissions
- des webmestres
- webdiffuser; des films webdiffusés
- webifier; une application webifiée
Additional information
See INTERNET, NET.
See EXTRANET, INTRANET.
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