A webmaster is the person who looks after a website: putting the pages up, keeping them working, fixing broken links, updating the content. The '-master' part means the one in charge, the same way a postmaster runs a post office.

A webmaster is the person who looks after a websitewebmaster是負責照顧一個網站的人 putting the pages up把網頁放上去 keeping them working讓它們正常運作 fixing broken links修壞掉的連結 updating the content更新內容。The '-master' part means the one in charge「-master」這部分的意思是負責的人 the same way a postmaster runs a post office就像postmaster郵局局長管理一間郵局一樣。

The word suggests one person doing everything, and that tells you its age. In the 1990s a single person really could build, design, write, and repair a whole site. Small sites and school pages often ended with 'Contact the webmaster' and an email address.

The word suggests one person doing everything這個字暗示著一個人包辦所有事情 and that tells you its age這也透露了它的年代。In the 1990s在1990年代 a single person really could build, design, write, and repair a whole site一個人真的可以建、設計、寫、修一整個網站。Small sites and school pages小型網站和學校網頁 often ended with 'Contact the webmaster' and an email address常常會在最後寫聯絡網管，加一個電子郵件地址。

Now the work is split among many roles — front-end developer, back-end developer, designer, content manager, sysadmin — so companies rarely use the title, though a small business or a club might still have one person they call the webmaster.

Now the work is split among many roles現在這份工作被分成很多角色 front-end developer, back-end developer, designer, content manager, sysadmin前端工程師、後端工程師、設計師、內容管理者、系統管理員 so companies rarely use the title所以公司很少用這個職稱 though a small business or a club might still have one person they call the webmaster不過小公司或社團可能還是會有一個人被叫做webmaster

You may also meet it as a verb, meaning to run a site, but this is rare and sounds awkward to most people. Stick to the noun.

You may also meet it as a verb你也可能遇到它當動詞用 meaning to run a site意思是經營一個網站 but this is rare and sounds awkward to most people但這很少見，大多數人聽起來會覺得怪。Stick to the noun乖乖用名詞就好