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webidence en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of Web + evidence.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Evidence (or ostensible evidence) for something, found on the World Wide Web.
    • In light of these pitfalls we need 'Standards of Webidence' to guide the selection and documentation of online language for linguistic research. 2015, Corpus Linguistics and the Web, page 36:
    • Webidence is scientific (type 1) and pseudo-scientific (type 2) medical advice and opinion posted on a website. 2000, BMJ: British Medical Journal, page 239: