mobile web

or mo·bile Web

[ moh-buhl web, moh-bil ]

noun

1. wireless internet access from a smartphone or other mobile device (often used attributively):

   to create apps for the mobile web;

   the mobile web version of our website.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mobile web¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Google was able to conquer the desktop browsing market—baking Google Search into Chrome—but needed to strike deals with phone manufacturers in order to cement its search engine’s ubiquity on the mobile web.

From Slate

Desktop and mobile web data from the research firm Similarweb, which doesn’t include traffic from apps, shows the platform had about double the number of unique visitors in August 2023 as it did the year before.

From Seattle Times

"We opened this investigation to make sure that UK consumers get a better choice of mobile web services and that UK developers can invest in innovative mobile content and services," the CMA said in an emailed statement.

From Reuters

The data also shows Parler had 1.25 million visits on desktop and mobile web in the month of September.

From Washington Post

Instead of redirecting to mobile web browsers like Safari or Chrome, an in-app browser appears when users click on ads or links embedded within the profiles of other users.

From New York Times