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microsite

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Etymology

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From micro- +‎ site.

Noun

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microsite (plural microsites)

  1. (Internet) A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website.
    Synonyms: minisite, weblet
    Hyponym: subsite
    Meronyms: pagelet; applet
    Coordinate terms: (sometimes holonymous) website, site
    The movie site has a microsite where fans can speculate about the ending.
    • 2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN:
      I set up a microsite where people could create T-shirts using a library of official brand assets (including our official logos, fonts, and colors), plus pictures of gold chains, pink faux fur, and eXe-themed versions of contemporary memes.
  2. (ecology) A small area with distinctive ecological characteristics.
    Near-synonyms: microhabitat, microenvironment
    This species was found only in the microsite at the foot of the bluff.
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