For what it's worth the newly published revision of the Int'l Standard on
Library Statistics (2789) has "web site" but also "workstation". But
this is still only DRAFT.
Curious that, so far, no other ISO has been cited in this discussion.
Problems with English terminology do extend beyond the UK!
John Sumsion
Many thanks to all who replied to my query.
>
>The consensus seems to be that there is none!
>
>The latest concise OED and various other august
>publications go for web site but one respondent stated
>that, when queried, the OED had promised to change its
>policy on this and go for one word.
>
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