dark web

or Dark Web

[ dahrk web ]

noun

1. the portion of the internet that is intentionally hidden from search engines, uses masked IP addresses, and is accessible only with a special web browser: part of the deep web.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dark web¹

First recorded in 2000–05

Example Sentences

In 2018 MyHeritage also suffered a major data breach — and data from that breach was later found for sale on the dark web, among a wider cache of hacked account info pertaining to several other services.

From TechCrunch

“Almost certainly, lots of imports are avoiding the tax, including items purchased on the dark web.”

From Ozy

At one point in October, access to more than 10,000 email login credentials tied to Robinhood accounts were available on the dark web.

From Fortune

There’s so much technological innovation these days, whether it’s on the dark web, or cryptocurrencies, for example, or the explosion of social media and disinformation campaigns.

From Fortune

Illicit fentanyl, meanwhile, is often sold over the dark web using cryptocurrencies, and shipped to its final destination in the mail.

From Freakonomics

In addition, those using the dark web do make use of less secure communications.

From The Daily Beast

The dark web has recently been in the crosshairs of law enforcement.

From The Daily Beast

He wove their fine gold into the dark web of his tempestuous passions.

From Project Gutenberg

It seemed to her that life clung about her like a strong, dark web, meshing every natural movement of her heart.

From Project Gutenberg

Churchill's affection for her ran like a thread of gold through the dark web of his career.

From Project Gutenberg

I have not been idle, yet do I not hold in my hand all the threads of the dark web that encompasses us.

From Project Gutenberg

Entangled in the dark web of metaphysical moralities, he caught at the excuse by which the Egyptian converted vice into a virtue.

From Project Gutenberg