# web (structure)

a structure of many pieces that touch each other

- Computed level: L4 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: everyday  ·  Arena: lexicon

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [interaction](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-interaction.process), [touch](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-touch.together), [piece](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-piece.portion)

**Through:** the pieces are in arrangement and each piece touches another

**Novel properties:**
- connected network
- distributed contact
- emergent cohesion

## Examples
- The World Wide Web links billions of documents through hyperlinks and URLs, forming a global information structure. *(computing)*
- Spider silk strands in an orb web connect at nodes, creating a resilient structure that traps flying insects. *(biology)*
- The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge collapsed in 2007 when gusset plates failed, unraveling its structural web. *(engineering)*

## Used by
- [blog](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-blog.online) (L9)
- [browser](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-browser.software) (L18)
- [email](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-email.digital) (L9)
- [online](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-online.digital) (L8)

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*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-web.structure.json*  
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