weblog

American  

[web-lawg, -log] / ˈwɛbˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /

Or Weblog

noun

1. original term for blog.

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weblog British  

/ ˈwɛbˌlɒɡ /

noun

1. the full name for blog

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weblog Scientific  

/ 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.

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Other Word Forms

• weblogger noun

Etymology

Origin of weblog

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

Example Sentences

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 • May 4, 2021

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 • Jul. 12, 2019

The longest-serving U.S. governor is set to speak tomorrow at a conference sponsored by RedState.com, a Washington-based weblog that describes itself as “conservative” on its site.

From BusinessWeek • Aug. 12, 2011

This has come from no less authoritative a source than John Paczkowski at AllThingsD, the spinoff stand-alone weblog from the Wall Street Journal, and so meant to be an authoritative source.

From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2011

He is the co-editor of the popular weblog Boing Boing at www.boingboing.net, with more than 250,000 visitors a month.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory