A website is a collection of site pages contained in a domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web (WWW) network on the Internet.
In today’s digital era, the internet is one of the most widely used means to facilitate various activities.
Everyone can access the latest information from anywhere through a website using various devices ranging from smartphones, tablets, laptops to PCs just by using an internet connection.
A website is one of the most frequently accessed platforms to search for various information and means of communication. Moreover, currently there are many applications and tutorials on how to create your own website from scratch without coding which makes the process of creating a website easier and the growth of the number of websites is always increasing in Indonesia.
The rapid and efficient dissemination of information is the main reason why websites will always be an important means of obtaining and managing information.
Definition of Website According to Experts
There are several definitions of websites according to experts, namely:
- Gregorius (2000)
A website is a collection of interconnected webs and all files are interrelated. The web consists of pages and collections of pages called homepages.
- Lukmanul Hakim (2004)
A website is an internet facility that connects documents locally or remotely. Documents on a website are called webpages and links on the website can be used by users to switch from one page to another (hypertext) either between pages stored on the same server or on servers around the world. Pages can be accessed or read through browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and so on.
- Azis Sholechul (2013)
A website is an information page provided via the internet so that it can be accessed worldwide as long as it is connected to the internet network. A website is also a component or collection of components consisting of text, images, sound, and animation so that it is interesting to visit.
- Hidayat (2010)
A website is a collection of pages used to display text information, images, sound animations or a combination of all of them, both static and dynamic, which form a series of interrelated, each of which is connected to the related network.
- Yeni Susilowati (2019)
A website is a number of web pages that have interrelated topics between one page and another, which are usually placed on a web server that can be accessed via the internet or local area network (LAN).
- Abdullah (2015)
A website is a collection of pages consisting of several pages containing digital information in the form of images, text, audio, music and other animations provided via an internet connection.
- Bekti (2015)
A website is a collection of several pages used to display information in the form of text, images, animations, sounds and/or even a combination of all of them.