Deep Web

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The portion of the World Wide Web that is not indexed by conventional search engines.
• The Dark Web .

Origin

• Attributed to Computer Scientist Michael K. Bergman, 2001.{{cite-web
• |title=Exploring a ‘Deep Web’ That Google Can’t Grasp
• |author=Alex Wright
• |date=February 22, 2009
• |work=New York Times
• |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/technology/internet/23search.html?th&emc=th