weblog

or Web·log

[ web-lawg, -log ]

noun

1. original term for blog.

weblog

/ ˈwɛbˌlɒɡ /

noun

1. the full name for blog

weblog

/ wĕb′lôg′ /

1. A website that displays in chronological order the postings by one or more individuals and usually has links to comments on specific postings.

Derived Forms

• ˈwebˌlogger, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of weblog¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; (World Wide) Web + log ¹

Example Sentences

The Post corrected its editorial to reflect the NRF’s update, though its deputy opinion editor, Charles Lane, told Judd Legum of the Popular Information weblog that although its editorial writers “relied on the NRF data in good faith, not knowing it was erroneous,” they stood by their policy prescriptions.

From Los Angeles Times

In her campaign blog - something so innovative back then it was still referred to as a weblog - she described a night of pouring rain and difficult door-knocking.

From BBC

Instead, weblog traffic suggested that they were “only 26% right.”

From Science Magazine

As the Daily Beast reports, the Sanders campaign had been concerned that one of the forum moderators would be Markos Moulitsas, the founder of classic weblog Daily Kos.

From Slate

It can be hard to remember how primitive the internet landscape was in the late ‘90s, the era when webcomics came of age. The only way to share things was through email and instant message, and a seconds-long video clip could crash email servers if too many people sent it around. Something Awful was still a “weblog.”

From The Verge