# Deep Web

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The portion of the World Wide Web that is not indexed by conventional search engines.
2. The Dark Web (the part of the Web only accessible via restricted networks).

## Etymology
Coined by American web scientist Michael K. Bergman in 2001.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deep-web