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深層ウェブ (shinsouwebu) Japanese meaning: deep web | Kotomora

深しん層そうウェブ

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Meanings

1

deep web; invisible web

Computing term for parts of the web not indexed by standard search engines.

深しん層そうウェブには、検けん索さくエンジンで見みつからない

情じょう

報ほう

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大たい

量りょう

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ある

。

The deep web contains a vast amount of information that search engines cannot find.

Kanji

深deep, heighten, intensify
層stratum, social class, layer

Related words

ダークウェブ
ダークウェブ is a small, intentionally hidden part of the deep web often associated with illegal activities, while 深層ウェブ is the broader category of non-indexed content.

Written forms

深しん層そうウェブ
Standard Japanese spelling for 'deep web'.
深層Ｗｅｂしんそううぇぶ
Full-width Ｗｅｂ variant; less common than the katakana ウェブ spelling.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'deep web', composed of 深層 (deep layer) and ウェブ (web).