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Less common meanings

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   choose whereverbtransitive

   To choose where to put a building or project.

   They decided to site the new school on the hill.

   The town will site a library downtown next year.

   UsageSay it was sited near the river.

   Similarlocate, situate, position, place

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   molecule areanouncountable

   A spot on a protein, DNA, or RNA where a chemical change happens or another molecule attaches.

   The medicine works by blocking a special site on the protein.

   Each enzyme has a site where it does its job.

   UsageSay the active site of an enzyme.

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   operation woundnouncountable

   The place on the body where a doctor has done an operation.

   After the operation, keep the site clean and covered.

   The doctor checked the site of the operation for swelling.

   UsageSay the site of the operation.

   Similarwound

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   network hubnouncountable

   A set of computers set up to run a service, often linked to the internet or a phone network.

   When the main computers broke, the backup site kept the network running.

   The company keeps its computers at two sites, so one can take over if the other breaks.

   Similarinstallation, facility

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   noun

   In math, a set of objects and links between them, with a chosen rule for what counts as a covering.