page vs site :

page or site

In the early days of the Internet, it became customary to refer to Web sites as “pages” though they might in fact consist of many different pages. The Jane Austen Page, for instance, incorporates entire books, and is organized into a very large number of distinct Web pages. This nomenclature is illogical, but too well established to be called erroneous. However, it is not wise to write someone who has created a large and complex site and call it a “page.” Not everyone appreciates having their work diminished in this way.

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Definitions
  page
  • n  one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
  • n  English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962)
  • n  United States diplomat and writer about the Old South (1853-1922)
  • n  a boy who is employed to run errands
  • n  a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings
  • n  in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood
  • v  contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system
  • v  work as a page
  • v  number the pages of a book or manuscript
  site
  • n  the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
    a good site for the school
  • n  physical position in relation to the surroundings
    the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides
  • n  a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
    the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers
  • v  assign a location to
News & Articles
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  • Site Potentials for Biomass Power Plants in Poland (Analyst Version)
    DUBLIN, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/p4cn9v/site_potentials ) has announced the addition of the "Site Potentials for Biomass Power ...
    June 13, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
  • Jobs Site for 'Beautiful People' Launches
    Exclusive social media site BeautifulPeople.com is now offering its 750,000 members a way to use their looks to find employment with its new recruitment service. The company, which launched more than 10 years ago, allows members to vote on the admission of potential members based...
    June 12, 2013 - ABC News Blogs via Yahoo! News
  • On site at a Sprint cell: Gear shrinks while coverage grows
    On the roof of a medical building in San Francisco, Sprint Nextel has a cell site that's far above the cramped canyons of the city's streets, but despite the wide-open views, space is limited. Sprint shares the roof with other mobile operators also taking advantage of its high vantage point, and each needs backup power supplies in addition to the large, raised cabinets that contain their ...
    June 12, 2013 - PC World