What is "microsite"

n. 1 (context Internet English) A self-contained page or group of pages meant to supplement a larger website 2 (context ecology English) A small area with distinctive ecological characteristics

A microsite is an individual web page or a small cluster of pages which are meant to function as a discrete entity within an existing website or to complement an offline activity. The microsite's main landing page can have its own domain name or subdomain.

A microsite is a term used in ecology to describe a pocket within an environment with unique features, conditions or characteristics. Classifying different microsites may depend on temperature, humidity, sunlight, nutrient availability, soil physical characteristics, vegetation cover, etc.

Category:Ecology terminology