a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
"the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers"
Sorrow, grief.
"The new telescope has been installed at a site chosen for its clear view of the southern sky."
The place where anything is fixed; situation; local position
In plain English: A site is a specific place where something happens or is located.
"We need to choose a building site for the new house."
To situate or place a building.
"The city council approved the plan to site the new hospital on the vacant lot near the river."
In plain English: To site something means to choose and mark the exact spot where it will be built or placed.
"The hackers managed to site their new server in a secure data center."
Usage: Use this verb specifically when describing the act of constructing and placing a new building on land, such as in "the company will site the factory next year." It is often confused with synonyms like locate or establish, but it emphasizes the physical placement during construction rather than just finding an existing spot.
The word "site" entered English through Middle English and Anglo-Norman as a borrowing from the Latin situs, which originally meant "position" or "place." This Latin term itself derived from the verb sinere, meaning to put, lay down, or set something in a specific location.